![Article image for Do current shrimp practices favor EMS?](https://debug.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DESCHRYVERpic1-768x569.jpg)
Health & Welfare
Do current shrimp practices favor EMS?
After refilling ponds, surviving microorganisms – including Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which causes EMS in shrimp – may benefit from the availability of nutrients in sediment and water and lack of competing microorganisms.