Prevalence of Corynosoma caspicum infection in Gasterosteus aculeatus fish in Caspian Sea, Northern Iran

Vet World Vol.10 September-2017 Article-20

Research Article

Veterinary World, 10(9): 1139-1142

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2017.1139-1142

Bahman Rahimi-Esboei¹, Mahdi Najm², Morad Shaker³, Mahdi Fakhar⁴, and Iraj Mobedi¹

1. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2. Department of Parasitology, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3. Department of Fisheries, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Babol, Iran.
4. Department of Parasitology, Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

Background and Aim: There is little information about the prevalence of Corynosoma caspicum in fish particularly Gasterosteus aculeatus in Iran and the world. The aim of the present study was to find out the prevalence of acanthocephalan infection in Babolsar district, southern coastal of Caspian Sea, Northern Iran.

Materials and Methods: Between September 2012 and August 2014, a total of 360 G. aculeatus fishes were randomly collected by drift nets from coastal regions in Babolsar and then examined the intestine and body cavity for worm infections.

Results: A total of 360 G. aculeatus fishes, 109 (30.3%) were found infected with at least one Corynosoma capsicum, and there was no significant association between genders and the prevalence infection of acanthocephalan. Moreover, there was a significant difference in infected rate between summer (79%, 86/109) and spring (21%, 23/109) (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The high occurrence of Corynosoma infection in G. aculeatus indicates the enzootic constancy status of the infection in the southern coastal of Caspian Sea, Northern Iran. Keywords: Acanthocephalosis, Caspian Sea, Corynosoma caspicum, Gasterosteus aculeatus.

Keywords: Acanthocephalosis, Caspian Sea, Corynosoma caspicum, Gasterosteus aculeatus.

How to cite this article: Rahimi-Esboei B, Najm M, Shaker M, Fakhar M, Mobedi I (2017) Prevalence of Corynosoma caspicum infection in Gasterosteus aculeatus fish in Caspian Sea, Northern Iran, Veterinary World, 10(9): 1139-1142.

Received: 31-05-2017 Accepted: 05-09-2017 Published online: 27-09-2017

Corresponding author: Mahdi Fakhar E-mail: mahdif53@yahoo.com

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2017.1139-1142

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