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The microsporidium <i>Perezia</i> sp. and cotton shrimp disease
Study analyzes samples of microsporidia-infected shrimp in Madagascar, Mozambique and Saudi Arabia and with clinical signs of cotton shrimp disease.
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El microsporidio Perezia sp. y la enfermedad de algodón del camarón
Un estudio analiza muestras de camarones infectados con microsporidios en Madagascar, Mozambique y Arabia Saudita, y con signos clínicos de enfermedad de algodón del camarón.
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New WSSV, TSV genotypes identified in Saudi Arabia
To determine origins of White Spot Syndrome Virus and Taura Syndrome Virus in Saudi Arabia, authors performed genotyping studies and found a new genotype in each of the isolates collected.
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In situ detection of blue crab reovirus
An in situ hybridization procedure can be used to diagnose blue crabs from Chesapeake Bay infected with a reovirus.
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Ring tests compare PCR results from diagnostic laboratories
The University of Arizona’s Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory oversees ring tests for a group of shrimp diagnostic laboratories in 10 countries.
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Genetic diversity of HPV parvovirus
Hepatopancreatic parvovirus is linked to growth retardation in shrimp. In a study, the genomic sequences of HPV from Madagascar and Tanzania were compared to those from Australia, Thailand and Korea.
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Feed-related melamine risk minimal to shrimp, humans
Although histological studies of shrimp that consumed feed with the suspect ingredients found crystals of salts of melamine in antennal glands, the crystals did not affect the shrimp.
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White tail disease in shrimp mimics infectious myonecrosis
White tail disease in shrimp can result from various conditions. Infectious Myonecrosis is a significant disease of white shrimp in both Latin America and Asia.
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Kona-line SPF shrimp, Vibrio penaeicida candidates for bacterial challenge model
Juvenile SPF Kona-line shrimp were injected with V. penaeicida, causing significant disease, but certain bacterial concentrations allow survival long enough for additional testing.
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Necrotizing hepatopancreatitis: Diagnosis, distribution in shrimp
Necrotizing hepatopancreatitis has become one of the most important bacterial diseases affecting shrimp farming in the Americas.
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SPF line of Penaeus chinensis shrimp under development
Institutions in China and the U.S. are establishing domesticated lines of Penaeus chinensis, a cold-tolerant species with additional positive production characteristics.
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Necrosis due to WSSV can mimic YHV lesions in lymphoid organ of penaeid shrimp
Since severe lymphoid organ necrosis can also appear as a result of WSSV infection, do not use this type of lesion as the sole feature to diagnose YHV.