Presence of Adult Cardicola forsteri (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) in the Gills of Southern Bluefin Tuna: Implications for Diagnosis and Pathology.

Blood flukes cause serious health issues for farmed bluefin tuna worldwide. Their infection severity has been assessed by counting adult flukes in heart flushes. However, Cardicola orientalis adults reside in blood vessels in the gills. The aim of th…

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