In the aquatic environment, fish are subject to different pollutants and environmental
variations that favour stress on animals, making them vulnerable to pathogens. Fish …

The global demand for affordable animal protein, particularly Nile tilapia, has driven
increased adoption of (semi-) intensive farming practices. This intensification poses …

Simple Summary Monogeneans are problematic parasites in fish production because of
their epizootic effects and difficulty in administering control/treatment in the production …

Cichlidogyrus spp. are dactylogyridean ectoparasites of wild cichlids and cultured Nile
tilapia that occur in several regions worldwide. They can be abundant in intensive Nile …

This paper investigated information on monogenean species using 312 scientific papers, to
search for infection and geographic distribution patterns in native freshwater fish from Brazil …

Hybridization is the interspecific crossing of species with the potential to optimize
zootechnical indices, and this is a common practice in fish farming. However, inadequate …

Environmental parasitology encompasses studies on parasites as (bio) indicators of
environmental health. A bioindicator is a species or group of species that can respond to …

A parasitic relationship occurs when one organism (the parasite) lives on or in the body of
another organism (the host), causing harm and possibly death to that organism …