Emerging diseases in shrimp culture: overview of viral and bacterial diseases in the Americas

Emerging viral diseases of fish and shrimp

The rise of aquaculture has been one of the most profound changes in global food production of the past 100 years. Driven by population growth, rising demand for seafood and a levelling of production from capture fisheries, the practice of farming aquatic animals has expanded rapidly to become a major global industry. Aquaculture is now integral to the economies of many countries. It has provid...

The importance of vaccination in the control of the emerging viral diseases outbreaks

During the past decade several new viruses have emerged  making a  global health threat. The most pandemic threats are due to the  either zoonotic or  vector-borne viruses. The emerging of new infectious diseases continue to  be threaten of public health and the social activities including traveling or trade help to sustain and spread of the viruses.  Developing methods to manage and predict th...

Review Article: An overview of climate change and prevalence of bacterial diseases in salmonid aquaculture

Food fish farming is regarded as one of the most important sectors of the aquaculture industry. Salmon farming is a major contributor to the growth of the aquaculture sector. Climate change is predicted to have a complex impact on aquatic ecosystems, including fisheries and aquaculture. Climate change can cause a fluctuation in water temperature of rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans. This can chan...

Emerging zoonotic viral diseases.

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that are naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans and vice versa. They are caused by all types of pathogenic agents, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, viruses and prions. Although they have been recognised for many centuries, their impact on public health has increased in the last few decades due to a combination of the success in red...

Emerging viral diseases.