1. Prevention and control of fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in fish nurseries, Vietnam.
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Clausen JH, Madsen H, Murrell KD, Van PT, Thu HN, Do DT, Thi LA, Manh HN, Dalsgaard A, Hedegaard Clausen, Jesper, Madsen, Henry, Murrell, K Darwin, Van, Phan Thi, Thu, Ha Nguyen Thi, Do, Dung Trung, Nguyen Thi, Lan Anh, Nguyen Manh, Hung, and Dalsgaard, Anders
- Abstract
Worldwide, >18 million persons were infected with fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in 2002. To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for reducing prevalence and intensity of fish-borne zoonotic trematode infections in juvenile fish, we compared transmission rates at nurseries in the Red River Delta, northern Vietnam. Rates were significantly lower for nurseries that reduced snail populations and trematode egg contamination in ponds than for nurseries that did not. These interventions can be used in the development of programs for sustained control of zoonotic trematodes in farmed fish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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