Marine fish from the coastal areas of the Chukotka Peninsula as a mechanical transmitters of Trichinella spp. larvae

Abstract

It has been established that marine fish can directly or indirectly maintain the trichinellosis cycle, as they play a role of mechanical transmitters of the disease. While passing through the gastrointestinal tract of fish, larvae remained viable and infective 49 hours after ingestion.

Keywords

• trichinellosis
• trophic chains
• mechanical transmitters
• marine fish
• chuk otka