Veterinary and Environmental Parasitology
Project Staff: R.D. Robinson
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Heartworms in Dogs
Field studies of dog heartworm infections are currently under way in Falmouth,
Mandeville and Kingston.
They are designed to examine the transmission
characteristics of this important veterinary parasite in Jamaica.
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Flatworms in Tilapia
An important barrier to the successful culture of tilapia in seawater off
Jamaica is infection with the parasitic flatworm Nneobenedenia melleni.
The scanning electron micrograph shows "footprints" of the parasite on the
surface of a fish and damage caused by the parasite's attachment structures (arrowheads).
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