Occurrence of intestinal fish parasites in Australia : Identification of anisakid nematodes in commercially available fish species from south Australian Waters.

Background: Nematodes of the family Anisakidae are parasites of marine organisms, such as fish and sea mammals, pose a threat to humans and cause the disease anisakiasis. In Australia, little has been done to evaluate the risk of exposure for consumers of infected fish to these parasites. The aim of...

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