July 13, 2016

Newly emergent shrimp disease stalking Asia identified

A newly emerging disease of cultivated shrimp in Asia has been identified.

Hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis (HPM), according to a recent posting on the website of Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, can be associated with severe growth retardation that may not be clearly evident until the second month of culture.

The disease may even cause low continuous mortality in the case of very severe infections, the article added.

The article presented a new method for detecting the cause of the disease, enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP). "Due to the urgency in stemming losses to HPM, we have decided to release this method for free, non-commercial use to the global shrimp farming community", the nine-man team of researchers, which posted the article, said.  

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