Hussein J Mahenga
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Tahadhari hiyo imetolewa na shirika la chakula na kilimo FAO Ijumaa likisema mlipuko wa maradhi hayo uchukuliwe kwa tahadhari na nchi zinazosafirisha sato zihakikishe zimechukua hatua madhubuti za kudhibiti hatari kwa kuimarisha upimaji , kusisitiza hati za afya, kuchukua hatua za kuarantini na kujiweka tayari na mipango ya dharura.
Kwa mujibu wa kitengo cha FAO cha habari na mfumo wa tahadhari ya mapema kilichotoa tangazo hilo , virusi hivyo viitwavyo Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) sasa vimeshathibitishwa katika nchi tano kwenye mabara matatu duniani ambazo ni Colombia, Ecuador, Misri, Israel na Thailand.
FAO inasema ingawa kwa sasa virusi hivyo havina hatari yoyote kwa afya ya binadamu , vinauwezekano mkubwa wa kuathiri uhakika wa chakula na lishe duniani. Mwaka 2015 biashara ya sato duniani ilikadiriwa kuwa na thamani ya dola bilioni 1.8.
Chanzo: Mhenga Blog
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations issued an alert on Friday over a contagious and lethal virus affecting popular tilapia fish.
Although not a human health risk, Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) has a large potential to impact global food security and nutrition, the organization said in a release.
"The outbreak should be treated with concern and countries importing tilapias should take appropriate risk-management measures: intensifying diagnostics testing, enforcing health certificates, deploying quarantine measures and developing contingency plans," the FAO said.
Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) has now been confirmed in five countries on three continents: Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel and Thailand.
While the pathogen poses no public health concern, it can decimate infected populations.
Countries are encouraged also to launch public information campaigns to advise fish farmers of TiLV's clinical signs, the economic and social risks it poses and the need to flag large-scale mortalities to biosecurity authorities.
Currently, active TiLV surveillance is being conducted in China, India, Indonesia and it is planned to start in the Philippines.
In Israel, an epidemiological retrospective survey is expected to determine factors influencing low survival rates and overall mortalities including relative importance of TiLV.
In addition, a private company is currently working on the development of live attenuated vaccine for TiLV.
Kwa mujibu wa kitengo cha FAO cha habari na mfumo wa tahadhari ya mapema kilichotoa tangazo hilo , virusi hivyo viitwavyo Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) sasa vimeshathibitishwa katika nchi tano kwenye mabara matatu duniani ambazo ni Colombia, Ecuador, Misri, Israel na Thailand.
FAO inasema ingawa kwa sasa virusi hivyo havina hatari yoyote kwa afya ya binadamu , vinauwezekano mkubwa wa kuathiri uhakika wa chakula na lishe duniani. Mwaka 2015 biashara ya sato duniani ilikadiriwa kuwa na thamani ya dola bilioni 1.8.
Chanzo: Mhenga Blog
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations issued an alert on Friday over a contagious and lethal virus affecting popular tilapia fish.
Although not a human health risk, Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) has a large potential to impact global food security and nutrition, the organization said in a release.
"The outbreak should be treated with concern and countries importing tilapias should take appropriate risk-management measures: intensifying diagnostics testing, enforcing health certificates, deploying quarantine measures and developing contingency plans," the FAO said.
Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) has now been confirmed in five countries on three continents: Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel and Thailand.
While the pathogen poses no public health concern, it can decimate infected populations.
Countries are encouraged also to launch public information campaigns to advise fish farmers of TiLV's clinical signs, the economic and social risks it poses and the need to flag large-scale mortalities to biosecurity authorities.
Currently, active TiLV surveillance is being conducted in China, India, Indonesia and it is planned to start in the Philippines.
In Israel, an epidemiological retrospective survey is expected to determine factors influencing low survival rates and overall mortalities including relative importance of TiLV.
In addition, a private company is currently working on the development of live attenuated vaccine for TiLV.
