Diphyllobothrium (fish tapeworm)
also known as: fish tapeworm, salmon tapeworm, broad tapeworm, Diphyllobothriosis disease, Diphyllobothrium latum
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Diphyllobothrium is a tapeworm, common in many fish species in Oregon. Most often seen as pale cysts (plerocercoid stages) adhering to the outside of the gut and other organs in the viscera. |
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Detection Method: gross pathology / gross clinical signs, microscopic exam - histology, microscopic exam - wet mount |