Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cryptosporidiosis in intensively reared Barramundi (Lates calcarifer).
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Gabor, Les J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Novartis Animal Health · United Kingdom
Abstract
Two outbreaks of mortality in juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) with a high prevalence of gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis are described. Juvenile barramundi at a separate hatchery and grow-out facility were demonstrating markedly increased mortality rates. Histological examination in all cases indicated a heavy infection of Cryptosporidium-like organisms within the distal stomach and proximal small intestine. Electron microscopy confirmed a diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis; however, speciation was not possible.
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