Channel catfish viral disease (CCVD) is an acute viraemia that occurs primarily among young (0-4 month old) channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in aquaculture. The prevalence and transmission; factors that promote CCVD outbreaks; diagnosis; pathology; pathophysiology; protective and control...

Red sea bream iridoviral disease (RSIVD) was first detected causing mass mortality among cultured red sea bream (Pagrus major) in the summer of 1990 in Japan. These viruses are genetically classified into three groups according to the nucleotide sequence of the major capsid protein gene. An...

Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) is often a fatal haemorrhagic disease of common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and other fishes. It is caused by the Spring viraemia of carp virus (SVCV), a rhabdovirus of the type species, Carp sprivivirus, in the genus Sprivivirus. The host range; geographic range; mode of...

This chapter discusses the life cycle, geographical distribution, morphology, disease transmission, economic impact, clinical aspects, diagnosis, pathological lesions, pathophysiology, host range, disease prevention and control programmes against Myxobolus cerebralis and Ceratomyxa shasta in...

The clinical signs, physiopathology, pathological, histopathological and environmental risk factors of gas bubble disease in cultured fishes are described.

The second edition of this book contains 13 chapters on the clinical signs, pathogenesis, physiopathology and diagnosis of non-infectious diseases of farmed and wild fish, including endocrine, reproductive, developmental, nutritional, metabolic, immunological, cardiovascular and respiratory...