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Wednesday- 10:00, 22/11/2023

Detecting many diseases on farmed aquatic foods

(VAN) An Giang Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-department supported farmers in using prevention measures and vaccines to reduce diseases in aquaculture.
Since the beginning of the year, An Giang Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-department have deployed 5 rounds of sample collection to monitor diseases in aquatic products. Photo: Le Hoang Vu.

Since the beginning of the year, An Giang Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-department have deployed 5 rounds of sample collection to monitor diseases in aquatic products. Photo: Le Hoang Vu.

Mr. Tran Tien Hiep, Director of the An Giang Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-department said that, since the beginning of the year, the Sub-department has deployed 5 rounds of sample collection to proactively monitor diseases on aquatic products in 2023, detecting many diseases on farmed aquatic products.

Of the 40 fish samples taken for diseases surveillance in phase 1, 4 pangasius samples in Cho Moi district, Phu Tan were positive for Aeromonas hydrophyla, 2 snakehead fish samples in Chau Phu district were positive for Aeromonas ssp and 5 red tilapia samples in Long Xuyen city, Cho Moi district were positive for Streptococcus spp.

Phase 2 contains a total of 43 samples with 41 fish samples and 2 shrimp samples. Results: 1 pangasius sample in Chau Phu was positive for Edwardsiella ictaluri, 3 snakehead fish samples in Thoai Son, Chau Phu were positive for Pseudomonas spp, 3 samples of red tilapia in Long Xuyen and Cho Moi were positive for Streptococcus spp.

In phase 3, a total of 39 fish samples were taken. As a result, 2 red tilapia samples in Long Xuyen were positive for Streptococcus spp and 2 pangasius samples in Chau Phu district were positive for Edwardsiella ictaluri. Antibiograms are prepared and households are instructed on treatment.

Phase 4 contains a total of 42 samples with 40 fish samples and 2 giant freshwater shrimp samples. As a result, 3 pangasius samples in Long Xuyen and Chau Phu were positive for Aeromonas hydrophyla, 2 pangasius samples in Long Xuyen and An Phu were positive for Edwardsiella ictaluri, 4 snakehead fish samples in Thoai Son, Chau Phu were positive for Pseudomonas spp and 2 red tilapia samples in Long Xuyen were positive for Streptococcus spp.

In Phase 5, a total of 40 fish samples were taken. As a result, 3 pangasius samples in Phu Tan, Chau Phu were positive for Aeromonas hydrophyla, 4 snakehead fish samples in Thoai Son, Chau Phu were positive for Pseudomonas spp, 3 red tilapia samples in Long Xuyen and Cho Moi were positive for Streptococcus spp and 2 red tilapia samples in Cho Moi were positive for Tilapia lake Virus (TiLV).​ ​​

Author: Le Hoang Vu

Translated by Hoang Duy

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