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     British Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

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2011(Vol.2, Issue:5)
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A Review of Some Viral, Neoplastic, Environmental and Nutritional Diseases of African Fish

J.F.N. Abowei, O.F. Briyai and S.E. Bassey
Corresponding Author:  Abowei Jasper 
Submitted: 2011 July, 26
Accepted: 2011 September, 25
Published: 2011 November, 25
Abstract:
A review of some viral, neoplastic, environmental and nutritional diseases of African fish was carried out to educate fish famers on some likely challenges faced and their management processes n culture fisheries. The virus disease: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN), Virus Hemorrhagic Septicemia, Carp Spring Viraemia (CSV) and Lymphocystis virus; Neoplastic fish diseases: Malignant Tumor and Benign Tumors; Disease of unknown etiology: Broken Head Disease and Open belly disease; Naturally occurring cases; Environmental fish diseases: Depletion of dissolved oxygen, temperature, exteme pH, mechanical trauma. Nutritional fish diseases: Deficiency in Essential Amino Acid (EAA), Feed proteins known to contain toxic amino acids and remedies for anti nutritional factors are areas reviewed.

Key words:  African fish diseases, environmental, neoplastic, nutritional, unknown etiology, virus,
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J.F.N. Abowei, O.F. Briyai and S.E. Bassey, . A Review of Some Viral, Neoplastic, Environmental and Nutritional Diseases of African Fish. British Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, (5): 227-235.
ISSN (Online):  2044-2467
ISSN (Print):   2044-2459
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