| Main Ref: | 193 |
| Disease type: | Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) |
| Disease name: | Sleeping Sickness of Cyprinids |
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| Caus. agent: | Cryptobia tincae |
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| Part of body and/or behavior affected by disease: | ||
| Skins and/or fins | Belly | Swimming behavior |
| Gills | Anus | Other behavior |
| Eyes | Viscera Afflicted | Other symptoms |
| Fish affected: | Cyprinidae; Tinca tinca | |
| Symptoms: | T. tinca shows emaciation, slack, sunken eyes, pale skin and gills, anaemia, fish lying bended on their sides, spiralic movements, drilling head into ground. | |
| Treatments: | Methylene blue 60 mg/kg/d for 4 weeks. | |
| Prophylaxis: | Remove infected fish and leeches. | |
| Remarks: | Disease is transmitted by blood-sucking invertebrates (leeches). Cryptobia species are well-known ectocommensals on freshwater fishes. They occasionally cause problems in aquaculture (Möller and Anders 1986). | |
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