Spatial epidemiology of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in farmed salmon in Chile

Evaluation of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) Impacts on the Canadian Salmon Aquaculture Industry FINAL REPORT

Diversity, phenomenology and epidemiology of epiphytism in farmed Gracilaria chilensis (Rhodophyta) in northern Chile

This study identified the most common epiphytes infecting the algal host Gracilaria chilensis on a farm in northern Chile. Simultaneously, the types of host–epiphyte interfaces were characterized and their relative abundance and temporal variability were monitored. Five types of anatomical relationships were detected. Infection type I included the epiphytes weakly attached to the surface of the...

First detection, isolation and molecular characterization of infectious salmon anaemia virus associated with clinical disease in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chile

BACKGROUND Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of marine-farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) caused by ISA virus (ISAV), which belongs to the genus Isavirus, family Orthomyxoviridae. The virus is considered to be carried by marine wild fish and for over 25 years has caused major disease outbreaks in marine-farmed Atlantic salmon in the Northern hemisphere. In the Southern hemisp...

The Epidemiology of Hemorrhagic Kidney Syndrome - Infectious Salmon Anemia in Atlantic Salmon in Atlantic Canada

Hemorrhagic Kidney Syndrome (HKS) is characterized by high mortality rates in Atlantic salmon seawater sites with unique histological kidney lesions. Virus isolation results were positive for the orthomyxovirus responsible for Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) experienced by Norway and also a new virus tentatively classified in the Togaviridae family was isolated in some, but not all outbreaks. Th...

Spinal deformities in farmed Atlantic salmon.

Spinal deformities in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are often observed in intensive farming systems and result in production losses. Many putative factors have been implicated with the formation of spinal deformities in larger salmon. This condition has been described as broken back syndrome, curvy back disease, and short tails.