1Department of Fisheries Extension, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu (628 008), India
2Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Fishery sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal (700 094), India
3Department of Fish Processing Technology, College of Fisheries, CAU, Lembuchera, Agartala (West), Thripura, India
*Correspondence to E-mail: gbalu002@gmail.com
Online published on 3 April, 2014.
Parasitic prevalence is more in carps in Bheries of West Bengal region, India because all the farmers are using seawage waste water for their culture. The seawage water contains 99% of water and 1% of other materials include pathogens like bacteria, virus, and large parasites include external, internal parasites. It can cause first primary infection, it is the main source for the secondary bacterial infection and it can cause mortality in culture fishes. The farmer has so much economic loss due to this parasitic diseases. It very important to study the parasitic diseases in Bheries of West Bengal region.
Parasites, prevalence, bheries, diseases, economics
