Browsing by Subject "parasitic diseases"

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    • BFAR warns about parasites in sharks, stingrays 

      Escandor, Juan Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 17, 2017, on page A16)
      Parasites, whose larvae live in orifices of sharks and stingrays, may harm humans when ingested through the favorite Bicol dish “kinunot,” a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. Nonie Enolva, ...

    • Clinic for 'sick' fish 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, August 25, 2002, on page 1)
      And now, a "clinic for sick fish." The facility is the Diagnostic Service Unit set up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo. To assist the fishy ...

    • More Taal fishkills seen as lake heats up 

      Alave, Kristine L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 10, 2012, on page A7)
      As the summer heat reaches its peak, Taal Lake fishermen should be prepared for possible fishkill due to temperature changes, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned. BFAR director Asis G. Perez on ...

    • Parasitized tilapia safer to eat 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 22, 2016, on page B-6)
      A recent study by the Institute of Biological Sciences at UP Los Baños has found that the parasitized tilapia may be safer to eat than the unparasitized ones. Why? Because the parasitized fishes have remarkably lower levels ...