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         Lower Klamath/Basin-wide  | 
     
     
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         Fish: Basin-wide - Parasites - Metacercaria in Juv. Salmonids in 2001 | 
     
 
 
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   Caption:  The chart shows the percentage of juvenile salmonids sampled at 5 sites in the Klamath watershed in June and July of  2001 showing signs of infection by metacercaria parasites in their kidneys or gills.  Most fish sampled were Chinook salmon.  A severity score of 1 indicates presence of parasite or mild inflammation without severe lesion.  A score of 2 is associated with a severe lesion.  Data were collected by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (2001).
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