Occurrence and Survival of the Larval Nematode Anisakis sp. in the Flesh of Fresh, Frozen, Brined, and Smoked Pacific Herring, Clupea harengus pallasi
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 63 (3) , 515-519
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3280014
Abstract
Pacific herring (C. harengus pallasi) samples (220) from Yaquina Bay, Oregon, USA, were divided into 5 groups to test the effects of various methods of handling and processing (fresh, frozen, brined, cold smoked, and cold smoked-gibbed) on the occurrence and survival of Anisakis larvae in the flesh. Viscera and flesh were digested separately using a pepsin-HCl technique, and counts were taken of Anisakis larvae. Parasite loads were statistically largest in the flesh of frozen, brined and smoked fish. Smoked fish harbored the greatest proportions of larvae in the flesh. Human consumption of brined or cold smoked Pacific herring represents a potential public health hazard.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Larval nematodes in the herring (Clupea harengus) from British coastal waters and adjacent territoriesJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1969