Tag shrimp disease

• Animal Health & Welfare

  November 12, 2018

  Emerging disease: Shrimp Hemocyte Iridescent Virus (SHIV)

  SHIV is a new Pacific white shrimp virus in the Iridoviridae family. Authors also developed an ISH assay and a nested PCR method for its specific detection. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  September 4, 2018

  PCR testing of single-tissue samples can result in misleading data

  A RT-qPCR study on shrimp with GAV infections showed infection loads could differ among different gill filaments and pleopods from the same shrimp. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  July 1, 2015

  Rapid on-site diagnostic tool for AHPND management

  To help minimize economic losses caused by acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease, timely detection of its pathogenic Vibrio etiological agent plays a critical part in disease management. A portable device with accompanying polymerase chain reaction assays can quickly identify the AHPND