Residents of the Ohangwena area have been urged to not eat fish from flood plains as a consequence of a attainable fish illness outbreak.
The warning was issued after catfish and kapenta fish have been found lifeless with blood spots within the Oshana sha Nalumono flood plain within the area’s Ongenga constituency.
In a media assertion on Friday, Ohangwena Regional Council spokesperson Silas Nepembe mentioned neighborhood members knowledgeable the council of the presence of lifeless fish.
“Officers from the Ministry of Well being and Social Providers and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Sources have been on the scene to take samples for scientific analysis,” Nepembe mentioned.
He added that the officers are suspecting a attainable illness that impacts fish as a consequence of fungal infections.
Communities are suggested to chorus from catching and consuming fish from flood plain ponds till additional discover.
Supply: namibian
