Chemotherapy of fish parasites.
There are few agents on the market that control fish parasites. These are substances that are mainly used in other hosts; due to the different metabolism of fish, they often have only moderate effects on fish parasites. Therefore, the research and development of fish-specific antiparasitic compounds is needed to avoid the high losses suffered by commercial fish hatcheries. Drugs similar to toltrazuril would perhaps be promising, due to their broad spectrum of efficacy.
Schmahl
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Lehrstuhl für Spezielle Zoologie und Parasitologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany.
Taraschewski
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Mehlhorn
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D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D005399:Fishes; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal