Cover image from the article of Dan Joseph C. Logronio, Joselito R. Somga, Maria Rowena R. Romana-Eguia, Sonia Somga, Demy Catedral, and Gonzalo Coloma Jr. (2022), p. 100. Healthy Nile tilapia and red tilapia. Tilapia is a cheap source of protein. However, diseases caused by viruses such as the Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) can affect the culture of this fish. Logronio et al. (2022) studied the genetic diversity of TiLV detected in the country based on sequencing data. Identification of the three phylogenetic groups of the virus has significant implications for tilapia disease diagnostics, vaccine development, and selective breeding of disease resistant tilapia stocks. {Photograph courtesy of Dr. Ma. Rowena Eguia, Binangonan Freshwater Station, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD)}

Healthy Nile tilapia and red tilapia. Tilapia is a cheap source of protein. However, diseases caused by viruses such as the Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) can affect the culture of this fish. Logronio et al. (2022) studied the genetic diversity of TiLV detected in the country based on sequencing data. Identification of the three phylogenetic groups of the virus has significant implications for tilapia disease diagnostics, vaccine development, and selective breeding of disease resistant tilapia stocks.

{Photograph courtesy of Dr. Ma. Rowena Eguia, Binangonan Freshwater Station, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD)}

Published: 2022-07-06

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