| Main Ref: | 193 |
| Disease type: | Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) |
| Disease name: | Sanguinicola Disease |
| Other names: | Sanguinicoliasis; Blood Fluke Infection |
| Caus. agent: | Sanguinicola sp. |
| Group: |
| 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 | |
| Symptoms: | Juveniles at inflow, swimming in the upper layer, gasping air, pale gills, slack swimming movements. | |
| Treatments: | Unknown. | |
| Prophylaxis: | Remove snails (intermediate host). Disinfection. | |
| Remarks: | Also Ref. 45600. | |
| Mortality and seasonality | ||
| Mortality: | catastrophic (more than 80%) | |
| Seasonality: | ||
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