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Accession number:

198

Host species (latin):

Cyprinus carpio

Common name:

Carp, Koi

Disease/condition:

Myxosporidiosis

Location (host):

Kidney

Aetiology:

Hoferellus cyprini.

Aetiology:

Hoferellus cyprini.

Additional Information:

Imported stock

Significance:

High level mortalities, associated with low level mortalities in fish from the same source. Not usually considered to be a serious pathogen of carp.

Lession:

Large number of spores in tubular lumen of kidney. Cystic hyperplasia of the kidney resulting in gross swelling. Parasite stages present in the distended renal tubule lumens.

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Origin not recorded

Submitter:

D. Bucke

Accession date:

7/17/1981

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