THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DISEASES MEDIATED BY MICROSPORIDIA AND MYXOSPOREA BOTH PARASITIC IN MARINE FISHES

摘要

To provide a method for expelling microsporidia or myxosporea in marine fishes (particularly cultured fishes) with an oral administration agent.SOLUTION: The present invention provides an expellant for "Beko" disease or a myxosporean disease mediated by microsporidia parasitic in marine fishes, containing, as an active ingredient, any one of albendazole, febantel, flubendazole, fenbendazole, oxfendazole and mebendazole. The active ingredient is orally administered to a fish at a daily dose of 5-40 mg/kg fish weight.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1