Occurrence of Eustrongylides sp. (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in Fish Species Collected in the Peruvian Amazonia and Its Implications for Public Health.
Germán Augusto Murrieta MoreyCarlos Alfredo Tuesta RojasGino Andrés Rengifo MarinCarlos Tobias Chuquipiondo GuardiaPublished in: Acta parasitologica (2022)
The presence of Eustrongylides sp. in various fish species collected in the city of Iquitos-Peru contributes to the distribution of this parasite in the Peruvian Amazon, reporting it, for the first time in this country. Its presence in the muscle of various fish species commercialized in fish markets, warm a possible public health concern and implications for their marketability in the city of Iquitos, Peru.