Investigation of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Mortality Events Targeting Tilapia Lake Virus Disease (TiLVD) in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is an emerging threat to the global tilapia industry. In early 2017, FAO declared that Bangladesh was in a high-risk zone of TiLV disease (TiLVD) spread.

Objectives

Considering the current scenario, the present work was designed to investigate the occurrence of TiLV in cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) causing TiLVD in Bangladesh.

Methods

In this study, several unusual tilapia mortality incidences were investigated. A total of 102 pooled organ samples of 102 tilapia fish were collected from 34 ponds of 25 farms in the regions of 12 Upazilas in Bangladesh from May to October 2019. As a part of the classical approach, histopathological analysis was performed. For molecular identification, both conventional and real-time P

SUBMITTER: Akter MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826325 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature