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- The Andhra Pradesh government has released approximately 10 million Gambusia fish into the state’s water bodies.
- This move aims to combat mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and dengue.
- The fish is also known as mosquitofish.
- It is widely used as a biological agent for controlling mosquito larvae.
- Andhra Pradesh reported approximately 6,391 dengue cases and 2,022 malaria cases in 2022.
- There have been 2,339 dengue and 1,630 malaria cases registered in the state in the last six months.
- However, the release of these invasive alien fish species has raised concerns about the potential harm that will be sustained by native species.
