Re: Parasite in Skipjack

From: Dr. Boris Bogoslavsky (borisbogos@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 24 2008 - 03:52:50 PDT

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    Hi Dinesh:

    I hope the parasite is Anisakis simplex, a worldwide distributed nematode. The viable parasite larvae can cause severe problems to human health.

    Dr Boris Bogoslavsky
    Argentina
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Dinesh Dhammika uduwana
      To: Pamila Tom ; seafood@ucdavis.edu
      Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:01 AM
      Subject: Parasite in Skipjack

      Dear Pamila & Seafood Listers
       
      Please kidnly help me to idetify the parasite ( hope it is) in the attahed pics, aboundly found the belly cavity of Skip Jack found in Maldives.
       
      Are those hazardus as the they are not in the other part of the body?
       
      Thanking you
       
      Dinesh Dhammika
      QA Manager
      Ensis Fisheries Factory
      Maldives

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