Ants belong to the family Formicidae. Ants are eusocial insects related to bees and wasps. They live in nests that contain many hundreds and sometimes thousands of ants. (Adapted from Royal Horticultural Society, 2023. Ants. https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/ants)
Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects salmonid fish, such as salmon and trout. It is caused by the Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV), which belongs to the Rhabdoviridae family. IHN is characterized by symptoms such as darkening of the skin, bulging eyes (exophthalmia), abdominal swelling (ascites), and small hemorrhages on the fins and body. (Adapted from Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2013. Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis - Fact Sheet. https://inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/aquatic-animals/diseases/reportable-diseases/ihn/fact-sheet)
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Conchology is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; however, malacology is the study of molluscs as whole organisms, whereas conchology is confined to the study of their shells. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchology)
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The branch of zoology dealing with shells of animals (molluscs, brachiopods,etc.)
The transfer of a disease organism from one individual to another of the same species. (http://www.pescalex.org/glossaries/search/1/en/?search=k&term=434)
A pandemic is an epidemic of disease that has spread across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or worldwide. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic)
The term demyelination describes a loss of myelin with relative preservation of axons. This results from diseases that damage myelin sheaths or the cells that form them. (Love S. Demyelinating diseases. J Clin Pathol. 2006 Nov;59(11):1151-9. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2005.031195. PMID: 17071802; PMCID: PMC1860500.)
Fish vendors are defined as people who are engaged in selling fish. The fish traded can be live, fresh, dried, smoked, cured, canned, or frozen. (Adapted from Magesa, R., Sewando, P., & Mkenda, L. (2024). Fish Value Addition Practices by Women Fish Vendors in Dar Es Salaam: A Case of Mackerel Fish. East African Journal of Business and Economics, 7(1), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajbe.7.1.1793)
Habitat suitability can be defined as the ability of a habitat to support a viable population over an ecological time-scale. (Kellner, C.J., Brawn, J.D., Karr, J.R. (1992). What Is Habitat Suitability and how Should it be Measured?. In: McCullough, D.R., Barrett, R.H. (eds) Wildlife 2001: Populations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2868-1_36)
