India's first tilapia parvovirus has been found in Tamil Nadu.

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: October 20 2023

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Tilapia parvovirus (TiPV) is a small, nonenveloped single standard DNA virus.
This virus was first discovered in China in the year 2019.
In the year 2021, this virus was found in Thailand.
India is the third country to get this virus.
This virus lives in the gills, heart, brain, liver, pancreas, spleen, intestines, kidneys, eyes and muscles of tilapia.
Recently, for the first time in India, this virus has been found in ponds in Walajah in Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu.
It affects the freshwater fish tilapia and causes their death.

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India's first tilapia parvovirus has been found in Tamil Nadu.