Hidden infections: Linking parasite ecology, fish health and stakeholder perceptions in Nile tilapia aquaculture in central Kenya
Miriam Isoyi Shigoley, Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Thierry Jauniaux, Thomas-Julian Irabor, Gyrhaiss Kapepula Kasembele, Daniel Mungai Ndegwa, Bram J. Vanschoenwinkel, Maarten P. M. Vanhove
The paper investigates parasite infections in Nile tilapia aquaculture, finding that monopisthocotylan parasites are prevalent and linked to gill lesions, while stakeholders rarely identify parasites as a health cause.
bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2026 · PreprintEcology