Global consumption of seafood is steadily increasing, as is the variety of seafood, including
dishes with raw or undercooked fish, leading to an increased risk of seafood-borne parasitic …

Myxosporeans are among the most common parasites of marine fish. Their economic
importance is mainly as pathogens of both wild and farmed fish, but they have also been …

A synopsis of the species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Multivalvulida)
is presented, including 95 nominal species. For each species the most relevant …

Abstract Kudoa septempunctata (Myxosporean: Multivalvulida) is known as a cause of
foodborne disease associated with consumption of raw flesh of the olive flounder …

During a parasitological survey, Myxidium-like spores were identified in the gall bladders of
marine fishes from Australian waters. This paper describes four novel species of …

Kudoa thyrsites (Myxozoa) encysts within myocytes of a variety of fishes. While infected fish
appear unharmed, parasite‐derived enzymes degrade the flesh post‐mortem. In regions of …

Myxosporean parasites Kudoa spp. have been reported in several marine fish species
worldwide. However, little is known about the contamination of these parasites in raw fish in …

Three species of the Kudoid parasite (Myxozoa: Multivalvulida) were observed in the
somatic muscle of Japanese parrotfish Calotomus japonicus caught off the coast of western …

A new Myxozoa, Kudoa quraishii n. sp., is reported in the striated muscle of the Indian
mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta from the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf in Saudi Arabia …

Abstract Purpose of Review This article reviews and summarises the recent findings on
emerging seafood-borne parasites, Kudoa spp., that have received comparatively little …