Bacterial tail and fin rot are common diseases which attackfish reared in both ponds and under the cage system. Fin rot is associated with polluted and unsanitary conditions in hatcheries. Though bacteria are the causative agent of tail and fin rot, pathogenic protozoans and fungi may be involved.
Kampeni ya uchunguzi wa saratani ya matiti na mlango wa kizazi inaratibiwa na Chama cha Madaktari Wanawake nchini MEWATA katika mikoa ya Mwanza, Iringa na Mbeya kwa lengo la kuhamasisha wananchi kupata huduma mapema kwani magonjwa yasiyo ya kuambukiza ikiwemo saratani hutibika ikiwa mgonjwa ataanza matibabu mapema.