Occurrence of Diseases in Tilapia Culture Worldwide: Review of the Current State of the Art
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The tilapiculture has grown substantially in the last years for the productive intensification what presupposes the increase in the frequency of occurrence of diseases and the establishment of a propitious environment to the disappointment of new pathogenic outbreaks. Aiming to contribute to the qualitative production of tilapia, the guarantee of public health and the continuous growth of tilapiculture in a sustainable way controlling and preventing the occurrence of diseases in tilapiculture A rresearch was conducted on parasitic and microbial pathogens in tilapia farming in Angola. To provide an overview of the current scenario, a preparatory study was necessary to assess the present state of tilapia farming and its sanitary conditions.The article brings an appreciation of the current state of tilapiculture and its worldwide prosecution in terms of quantitative and qualitative production, geographical distribution of production, the commercially important tilapia species, the production systems applied in tilapiculture, current vision and sanitary approach in production: most frequent diseases and pathogens, the damage caused by diseases in the sector, the forms of recognition of the presence of disease in the farm adopted by producers and the route indicated until definitive diagnosis, the solutions taken in the treatment, control and prevention of cases of diseases common to tilapiculture as well as cases of new outbreaks ending with the difficulties encountered in facing the diseases.
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