Книга: Albert Nsonga,Kenny Samui and William Mfitilodze «Epidemiology of EUS in the Zambezi River System. A case for Zambia»

Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing"

An epidemiological investigation on the fish disease Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) was conducted from January to December 2011 in the Zambezi River System (ZRS) of Sesheke District in the Western Province of Zambia. The study aimed at determining factors associated with outbreaks of EUS,infection rate and distribution of the disease. Active surveillance was conducted where a total of 4, 800 fish were inspected in February, June and October for gross EUS-like lesions and disease confirmed using histopathology. Results of the study implicate several predisposing environmental factors;heavy rains preceded outbreaks resulting in excess flooding which caused water levels to rise 2m higher than normal; predominantly gleysol and arenosol soils of the ZRS resulted in low water pH(4. 53-6. 5)Other factors significantly(p... ISBN:9783659515705

Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2014)

ISBN: 9783659515705