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Fish cannot transmit HIV to humans-BFAR 7
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Central Visayas clarified misinformation about Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) saying it is impossible for a fish to transmit HIV to humans because it does not have the same body temperature the virus needs to survive.
DA-BFAR is lead agency to act on whale shark issue in Lila–DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Central Visayas clarified on Friday that the whale sharks issue in Lila town should be handled by other agency.
Don’t feed whale sharks- BFAR
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-Region 7) advises the residents from Alegria town in southern Cebu to refrain from feeding the whale sharks earlier sighted in the waters off the coasts.