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- Title
Viruses of Fish: An Overview of Significant Pathogens.
- Authors
Crane, Mark; Hyatt, Alex
- Abstract
The growing global demand for seafood together with the limited capacity of the wild-capture sector to meet this demand has seen the aquaculture industry continue to grow around the world. A vast array of aquatic animal species is farmed in high density in freshwater, brackish and marine systems where they are exposed to new environments and potentially new diseases. On-farm stresses may compromise their ability to combat infection, and farming practices facilitate rapid transmission of disease. Viral pathogens, whether they have been established for decades or whether they are newly emerging as disease threats, are particularly challenging since there are few, if any, efficacious treatments, and the development of effective viral vaccines for delivery in aquatic systems remains elusive. Here, we review a few of the more significant viral pathogens of finfish, including aquabirnaviruses and infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus which have been known since the first half of the 20th century, and more recent viral pathogens, for example betanodaviruses, that have emerged as aquaculture has undergone a dramatic expansion in the past few decades.
- Subjects
FISH viruses; AQUATIC animals; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; SEAFOOD industry; AQUACULTURE industry; ECONOMIC demand; BRACKISH waters; FRESHWATER habitats; DISEASES
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2011, Vol 3, Issue 11, p2025
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v3112025