Table 1.
Fish parasites that were detected in Nile tilapia in different countries worldwide
| Prevalent parasites | No. of fish sample | Infection (%) | Country | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyrodactylus cichlidarum | 40 | 55 | Egypt | Abdel-Latif and Khafaga, 2020 |
| Trichodina sp. | 300 | 81 | Egypt | Abd-Elrahman et al., 2023 |
| Digenetic trematode | 50 | 3 | Egypt | Ahmed et al., 2023 |
| Chilodonella species | 180 | 25 | Liberia | Addo et al., 2021 |
| Acanthocephala | 149 | 7 | Indonesia | Kolia et al., 2021 |
| Monogenean | 384 | 39 | Ethiopia | Areda et al., 2019 |
| Trematode | 302 | 44 | Ethiopia | Mitiku et al., 2018 |
| Acanthocephala | 320 | 6 | Mexico | Arguedas et al., 2017 |
| Tetrahymena corlissi | 580 | 11 | Mexico | Paredes-Trujillo et al., 2016 |
| Nematode | 61 | 2 | Brazil | Pinto et al., 2014 |
| Trichodina sp. | 304 | 15 | Brazil | Valladão et al., 2013 a |
| Trichodina sp. | 140 | 26 | Uganda | Akoll et al., 2012 |
| Acanthocephala | 650 | 25 | Uganda | Akoll et al., 2012 |
Figure 1.
Factors influencing fish parasitism