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Tilapia fish can pose danger to ecosystems

Warea Orapa | 05 Sep 2023 | SciDev.Net

While using the tilapia fish species for mosquito control may work for African regions, elsewhere in the tropics — particularly in the Pacific Islands — we are concerned about the introduction of tilapia species because these fish have been troublesome to our freshwater ecosystems and associated biodiversity.

Malaria vector control enters another phase

Staff Writers | 01 Jan 2024 | Jamaica Observer

The Government on Friday began another phase of its malaria vector control programme as the number of confirmed malaria cases rose to 165.