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Dear All,

We are pleased to share the following FAO/GIEWS Special Alert.



GIEWS Special Alert                                                No. 338
26 May 2017
Global

Outbreaks of Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) threaten the livelihoods and food security of millions of people dependent on tilapia farming


HIGHLIGHTS


§  Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) poses a great threat to the tilapia sector. Tilapias are farmed globally and are the second most important aquaculture species in terms of volumes produced, providing a key source of affordable animal protein, income to fish farmers and fishers, and domestic and export earnings.

§  TiLV has been confirmed in some countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It is likely that TiLV may have a wider distribution than is known today and its threat to tilapia farming at the global level is significant.

§  While there is no public health concern for this pathogen, there is a significant risk of TiLV being translocated both inter- and intra‑continentally through the movement of infected live tilapias in the absence of appropriate biosecurity measures.

§  Tilapia producing countries need to be vigilant and take appropriate risk management measures (e.g. enhanced diagnostic testing of imported stocks and unexplained tilapia mortalities and reporting to biosecurity authorities, active surveillance, public information campaigns and contingency plans) to reduce the further spread and potential socio-economic impacts of this emerging disease.





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