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Seasonal incidence of protozoan parasitic infestation in ornamental fishes of West Bengal, India

Journal of Parasitic Diseases volume 41, pages 523–526 (2017)Cite this article

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The communication, dealing with the prevalence of protozoan parasites of the ornamental fish of West Bengal. During the study more than five hundred fish have been examined from five districts namely, Nadia, Hooghly, Howrah, North 24-pargana and South 24-pargana of West Bengal during pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon season. The study reveals that the intensity of infection is more in case of ciliate parasites. The highest ectoparasitic infection has been recorded during post-monsoon season, i.e. from November to February, followed by the pre-monsoon period while the lowest infection was recorded during monsoon i.e. from July to October which may lead to the conclusion that environmental factors are responsible for spreading infection.

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One of the authors (MS) is thankful to the University Grants Commissions, New Delhi for financial support under Special Assistance Program No. F-3-11/2012(SAP-II).

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  1. Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India

    Mandira Saha & P. K. Bandyopadhyay

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The fishes were collected in fresh form the different ornamental fish farm of West Bengal. At the point of time when work began on the  parasites of ornamental fishes, we approached Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCEA), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Government of India for ethical clearance. The committee informed that CPCEA instruction’s protocol for experimentation on fishes does not require CPCEA approval.

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Saha, M., Bandyopadhyay, P.K. Seasonal incidence of protozoan parasitic infestation in ornamental fishes of West Bengal, India. J Parasit Dis 41, 523–526 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-016-0842-x

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Keywords

  • Ornamental fish
  • Parasitic infestation
  • India