title: Treatment of gyrodactylid infections in fish.
abstract: Since Norway experienced the devastating Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea) epidemics in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, there has been heightened interest in how to treat gyrodactylosis in fish. Here we summarize chemical treatments previously used against gyrodactylids and discuss the main problems associated with these control measures including efficacy, host toxicity, human health concerns and application of treatments. Unfortunately, for these reasons and because of the different methodologies and different parasite and host species used in previous studies, it is difficult to recommend effective chemotherapeutic treatments. However, we suggest a method for manual removal of gyrodactylids from the host suitable for use in small-scale research facilities.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schelkle
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Shinn
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peeler
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cable
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D020317:Salmo salar / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics