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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