[Residues of tetracycline and quinolones in wild fish living around a salmon aquaculture center in Chile]

Rev Chilena Infectol. 2007 Feb;24(1):14-8. doi: 10.4067/s0716-10182007000100002. Epub 2007 Mar 8.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The presence of residues of tetracycline, quinolones and antiparasitic drugs was investigated in wild fish captured around salmon aquaculture pens in Cochamó, Region X, Chile. Residues of both antibiotics were found in the meta [corrected] of two species of wild fish that are consumed by humans, robalo (Elginops maclovinus) and cabrilla (Sebastes capensis) [corrected] These findings suggest that the antibiotic usage in salmon aquaculture in Chile has nvironmental implications that may affect human and animal health. More studies are needed in Chile to determine the relevance of these findings for human and animal health and the environment to regulate this use of antibiotics.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed
  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / analysis*
  • Aquaculture / methods*
  • Chile
  • Drug Residues / analysis*
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods
  • Fishes*
  • Fluoroquinolones / analysis
  • Gastrointestinal Contents
  • Oxolinic Acid / analysis
  • Oxytetracycline / analysis*
  • Quinolones / analysis*
  • Salmon

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Quinolones
  • Oxolinic Acid
  • flumequine
  • Oxytetracycline