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. 2020 Jan 9;13(1):47–53. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.47-53

Table-2.

The clinical signs of catfish after A. hydrophila infection and N. subdita treatment.

Time Symptoms

A. hydrophila-infected fish with N. subdita treatment A. hydrophila-infected fish
12 h Disturbed balance, swimming abnormalities, swimming slowly, disturbed eating response Disturbed balance, swimming abnormalities, swimming slowly, disturbed eating response
24 h No eating response, sluggish movement No eating response, sluggish movement
36 h No eating response, sluggish movement, some fish fin start to swell and jagged No eating response, sluggish movement, some fish fin are jagged
2 days Jagged fin look more clearly, suffering from dropsy Three fish with inflammation and jagged fin were dead, three dropsy fish were dead and some of fish still dropsy, refusing food and sluggish movement
3 days Inflammation and jagged fin, dropsy were observed, but fish start to eat and active movement Two inflammation fish were dead and three dropsy fish were dead, the low of eating response
4 days Inflammation starts to diminish, dropsy cured, swimming in a normal and active Three hemorrhagic fish were dead, two dropsy fish died, no response to feeding and slow movement
5 days Inflammation gets smaller, normal swimming with active movement, and response to feed is good The slow movement, one hemorrhagic fish dies
6 days No more inflammation, active swimming, good response to feed Not an active movement, no eating response, and fish still hemorrhagic
7 days No more inflammation, active swimming, good response to feed Not an active movement, no eating response, and fish still hemorrhagic

A. hydrophila=Aeromonas hydrophila, N. subdita=Nauclea subdita