Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and other intestinal helminths of Cyprinella lutrensis in Deep Creek, Kansas.
We investigated the intestinal parasites of a wild fish population in a Kansas stream to determine the prevalence and abundance of potentially harmful parasites. In total, 180 red shiners (Cyprinella lutrensis) were collected from 6 sites in October-November 2007. Fifteen Asian tapeworms (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) were recovered from 13 fish (prevalence of 7.2%). Prevalence did not differ among sites; however, B. acheilognathi abundance was greatest at the site of a public fishing area. A total of 39 roundworms (Rhabdochona canadensis) were recovered from 28 fish (prevalence of 15.6%). Prevalence did not differ among sites, nor did abundance. However, mean abundance tended to be about 50% greater at the site of a public fishing area compared to all other sites. This paper documents the presence of both B. acheilognathi and R. canadensis in Kansas and offers a compilation of the known potential impacts these parasites may have on the native, federally endangered Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka).
Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA. rpullen@vet.ksu.edu
Rebecca R
RR
Pullen
Wesley W
WW
Bouska
Scott W
SW
Campbell
Craig P
CP
Paukert
D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005618:Fresh Water; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007615:Kansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence