A review on White Spot Disease in penaeid ... - Middle East - OIE
A review on White Spot Disease in penaeid ... - Middle East - OIE
A review on White Spot Disease in penaeid ... - Middle East - OIE
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Nature of the WSD• <strong>White</strong> spot disease (WSD) is a highlyc<strong>on</strong>tagious viral disease of <strong>penaeid</strong>shrimp (family Penaeidae),characterized by the rapid <strong>on</strong>set ofhigh levels of mortality <strong>in</strong> farmedshrimp populati<strong>on</strong>s.• Outbreaks are preceded by cessati<strong>on</strong>of shrimp feed<strong>in</strong>g followed with<strong>in</strong> afew days by the appearance ofmoribund shrimp at the edge ofp<strong>on</strong>ds and then mass mortality.• WSD has exhibited panzootic behavior<strong>in</strong> Asia and the Americas.Pictures: M.Afshrnasab