Conditions and Diseases

The Aetiology and Epidemiology of PD, HMSI and CMS in Scotland - This report summarises the conclusions of research into these diseases and the varying degrees of success in achieving certain milestones. [PDF]

Alphavirus Infections in Salmonids: A Review - Salmonid alphaviruses (SAVs) are serious pathogens of farmed Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in Europe. This article reviews research findings.

Cardiomyopathy Syndrome - Provides information on this disease which affects farmed Atlantic salmon, its gross signs and histopathology.

Cataracts - Provides information on the various causes of cataracts in fish, the gross signs of the condition and the histopathology.

Cold Water Vibriosis - Provides information on this disease that affects farmed Atlantic salmon and occasionally rainbow trout, its epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Cold Water Vibriosis - Provides information on this disease, also called Hitra disease, its transmission, the external and internal signs, prevention and management.

Columnaris in Tilapia - This common bacterial disease, caused by Flavobacterium columnare, is highly contagious. This article provides information on the clinical signs, epidemiology, diagnostic methods, control and treatment of the disease.

Columnaris Revisted - Information on this disease of freshwater fish caused by the bacterium Flexibacter columnare.

Diseases and Parasites in Farmed Salmon - This article argues that a large number of farmed fish in a small area provides ideal conditions for parasites and infectious diseases which may then spread to adjacent farms and to wild fish. [PDF]

Diseases of Farmed Goldfish and Koi - Provides information on gill diseases, skin diseases, internal parasites and the prevention of disease through the quarantining of new fish before introducing them to the main pond.

Enteric Septicaemia - ESC is a highly infectious bacterial disease of catfish especially ictalurids. Provides information on the causative agent, Edwardsiella ictaluri, its hosts, transmission, sources, occurrence and clinical diagnosis.

Epitheliocystis - Provides information on the disease, its gross signs and histopathology.

First Live-Attenuated Vaccine for S. iniae in Development - Article describing how researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of using a live-attenuated vaccine to prevent this deadly infection.

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: Fish Health - This article describes research which has been done at the Leetown Science Center to solve emerging and known disease problems affecting fish. [PDF]

Fisheries Research Services: Notifiable Diseases - Provides links to information on a number of fish diseases classified as notifiable in the UK under the Diseases of Fish Acts 1937 and 1983.

How Would you Recognise Pancreas Disease on your Farm? - Outlines the basis for the diagnosis of PD and provides guidance in distinguishing it from IPN, CMS and HSMI.

Journal of Fish Diseases - Archive of abstracts with full peer-reviewed articles available by online subscription or single article purchase.

Kidney Diseases: Mycobacterial Infection and Nocardiosis - Provides images of stained sections of diseased tissue showing the bacteria involved.

Mycobacteriosis in Striped Bass - This article describes the disease caused by a Mycobacterium, an emerging threat to the Chesapeake Bay striped bass, and outlines research being undertaken. [PDF]

Nodavirosis - Gives details of the diseases, Viral Nervous Necrosis and Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, their consequences and provides management advice.

Pancreas Disease - Provides information on this important disease of European farmed Atlantic salmon, its transmission, the external and internal signs, prevention and management.

Pasteurellosis (Pseudotuberculosis) - Provides details of this condition and its consequences, its prevention by vaccination, its treatment and management advice.

Photobacterium Damsela - This bacterium causes a disease in fish known either as pseudotuberculosis or fish pasteurellosis. Provides information on the epidemiology of the disease, its diagnosis and treatment.

Piscirickettsiosis - Provides information on this disease, sometimes known as Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome, its transmission, external and internal signs, management and prevention.

Salmon Rickettsial Disease - Provides information on the causal agent of this disease, Piscirickettsia salmonis, its hosts, transmission, sources, occurrence, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia - Provides information on the causative agent, Piscirickettsia salmonis, its transmission and epidemiology, the clinical signs of the disease, its pathology, diagnosis and management.

Saprolegnia - Provides information on this fungal infection characterised by skin lesions and its gross signs.

Spring Viraemia of Carp - Factsheet on this contagious viral disease of carp and related species including its importance, etiology, species affected, distribution, transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis and control. [PDF]

Streptococcus in Tilapia - Streptococcus agalactiae can cause heavy economic losses in tilapia ponds. This article provides information on the clinical signs, epidemiology, diagnostic methods, control and treatment of the disease.

Vibriosis - Provides information on this bacterial disease of salt-water and migratory fish, its transmission, the external and internal signs, prevention and management.

Vibriosis - This fish disease is caused by bacteria of the genus Vibrio, especially Vibrio anguillarum which has devastated farmed salmonids. Provides information on the bacterium and its aetiology, the epidemiology of the disease, its diagnosis and treatment.

Vibriosis in Atlantic Cod: A Challenge in Intensive Culture - Details the characteristics of this condition and discusses the contributing factors and how preventative vaccination and antibiotic treatment may best be organised.

Vibriosis (Vibrio anguillarum) - Provides details of this condition and its consequences, its prevention by vaccination, its treatment and management advice.

Whirling Disease Database - Resource provided by Montana State University Environmental Statistics Group.