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Also known as: '''''Eye Fluke'''''
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
 
The eye fluke is a parasite of fish. Its scientific name is '''''Diplostomum spathacaeum''''' but other ''Diplostomum'' species may also be involved.
 
The eye fluke is a parasite of fish. Its scientific name is '''''Diplostomum spathacaeum''''' but other ''Diplostomum'' species may also be involved.
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Once infected, fish '''cannot be cured'''.
 
Once infected, fish '''cannot be cured'''.
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Control of an outbreak may involve '''filtration''' of the water to 30-40 microns to elminiate cercariae from the water.
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Control of an outbreak may involve '''filtration''' of the water to 30-40 microns to eliminate cercariae from the water.
    
Prevention involves '''exclusion of birds''' from the farm and '''control of snail populations''' but this can be difficult to implement.
 
Prevention involves '''exclusion of birds''' from the farm and '''control of snail populations''' but this can be difficult to implement.
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Roberts, R. (2001) '''Fish Pathology''' ''Elsevier Health Sciences''
 
Roberts, R. (2001) '''Fish Pathology''' ''Elsevier Health Sciences''
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[[Category:Trematodes]]
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[[Category:Fish Diseases]]
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