DISEASE CHALLENGES

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Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND)

Shrimp aquaculture is a 38 billion dollar (USD) global industry, which produced 6.0 million tonnes of shrimp and prawn in 2018. Accounting for approximately 80% ...
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Atlantic Salmon SNP genotyping - AQUAarray

Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN)

Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) is a re-emerging issue in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) aquaculture. While the industry has benefitted greatly from the availability ...
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Mouthrot

Mouth Rot

The aetiological agent of Tenacibaculosis (or yellow mouth) Tenacibaculum spp. infects multiple finfish species around the world. Tenacibaculum spp. are a major pathogen of sea ...
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Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS)

The bacterium Piscirickettsia salmonis is the aetiological agent of Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS), or piscirickettsiosis. This organism causes major economic losses in the Chilean salmonid ...
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An adult male L. salmonis on the skin of an Atlantic salmon

Sea Lice

The infestation of cultured Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) with sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus spp.) is the most economically significant issue which impacts ...
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Whiteleg shrimp WSSVwith WSSV displaying classical calcium deposits on inside of structure

White Spot Disease

Shrimp aquaculture is a >30 billion dollar (USD) industry, producing >5 million tons of shrimp and prawns annually. Whiteleg shrimp, Litopanaeus vannamei, accounts for well ...
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Winter Ulcer

The bacterium Moritella viscosa is the autological agent of winter ulcer disease. Typically, infection and associated pathogenesis are of the highest risk in colder water ...
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