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<journal-id>1659-4266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-4266</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-42662015000100067</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalence, intensity and abundance of endoparasites in Oreochromis niloticus and Tilapiazilli fPisces: Cichlidae) from Asa Dam, Ilorin, Nigeria]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amaechi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ebube C.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,University of Ilorin Faculty of Life Sciences Department of Zoology]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ilorin]]></addr-line>
<country>Nigeria</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>67</fpage>
<lpage>70</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-42662015000100067&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-42662015000100067&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-42662015000100067&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Las enfermedades son un factor importante en la pesca, afectando especies silvestres y cultivadas. Mediante el uso de técni cas parasitológicas estándar se determinó la prevalencia, intensidad y abundancia de endoparásitos en 250 especímenes de dos cíclidos, Oreochromis niloticus y Tilapiazilli de la represa Asa, Ilorin, Nigeria del Norte Central, entre febrero y agosto del 2013. Encontramos dos parásitos trematodos digenéticos; Heterostomum Euclinostomium y Clinostomum tilapiae. La prevalencia más alta se registró en O. niloticus (35,9%) que fue infestado por C. tilapiae, mientras que la media más alta de intensidad se registró en T. zilli. No hubo relación (p&gt;0,05) entre la carga parasitaria y tamaño de los peces (longitud y peso). Los machos fueron más infectados que las hembras. El estado de salud de las dos especies de peces no se vio afectado. La alta tasa de contaminación en el área de estudio podría ser responsable de la aparición del parásito registrado. Por lo tanto, se recomienda el control de la contaminación y la vigilancia regular de la masa de agua.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[AbstractDisease is an important factor in fisheries, affecting both wild and cultured species. Using standard parasitological techniques we determined the prevalence, mean intensity and abundance of en-doparasites from 250 specimens of two cichlids, Oreochromis niloticus and Tilapia zilli from Asa dam, Ilorin, North Central Nigeria between February and August, 2013. We found two digenetic trematode parasites: Euclinostomium heterostomum and Clinostomum tilapiae. The highest prevalence was recorded in O. niloticus (35,9%) infested by C. tilapiae, while the highest mean intensity was recorded in T. zilli. There was no relationship (p &gt;0,05) between parasite burden and fish size (length and weight). Male fish were more heavily infected than females. The overall health status of both fish species remained unaffected. The high rate of pollution noticed in the study area might be favoring parasite load. Therefore, pollution control and regular surveillance of the water body are advocated.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[platelmintos, cíclidos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[represa Asa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cichlids]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Asa Dam]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></kwd>
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