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Bihar warns against eating fish washed in by floods
The Indian Express··2 Sept
Bihar's fisheries department advised people not to eat unknown fish carried in with floodwaters from Nepal. Officials said such fish can pick up bacteria, viruses and fungi after contact with drains and decaying matter. People with vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain or breathing trouble after eating fish were told to seek care. Report unfamiliar fish to district fisheries officers, it said.
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What It Means For You
- Avoid fish caught from floodwaters until conditions and contamination risks ease, officials said.
- The advisory also covers buying or selling unidentified flood-washed fish.
- Report unusual fish to the local district fisheries officer or administration.
What's Happening
- Unfamiliar fish species appeared in several Bihar areas with floodwaters from Nepal.
- The department called consumption of these fish hazardous to health.
- Floodwaters continue to feed the Gandak system in northern Bihar, Economic Times reported.
What Species Are Being Reported
- Wildlife Trust of India director Sameer Kumar Sinha linked many reports to Bagarius bagarius.
- The goonch catfish, also called Gochita, lives in fast-flowing rivers in India and Nepal.
- Sinha said some local communities eat the species but warned about spoilage after death.
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