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White spot is a contagious parasitic disease of fish. Caused by Ichyophthirius multifilis, the parasite infects the fish after moving from the bottom of the pon
Monday. April 1st, 2019ISKNV-like viruses are a group of viral agents in the genus Megalocytivirus. These viruses predominantly cause disease in a variety of freshwater fish
Wednesday. March 13th, 2019Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a gill disorder found in marine fish, but primarily affecting salmon.
Friday. March 29th, 2019The causative agent of enteric red mouth disease is the bacterium Yersinia ruckeri. The disease is known to affect a wide variety of fish of all ages.
Friday. March 15th, 2019Red Spot Disease is a seasonal epizootic condition of great importance in wild and farmed freshwater and estuarine fish.
Wednesday. March 6th, 2019Scientists are checking the possibility of limiting the spread of the dangerous fish disease FZT with the help of a very special fish
Saturday. January 6th, 2018Whirling disease is a chronic disease caused by Myxobolus cerebralis, a parasitic protozoan that affects mainly juvenile salmonids.
Tuesday. March 26th, 2019Fish liceFish lice, otherwise known as Argulus, are disc-shaped crustaceans that feed on fish by injecting a digestive enzyme into the skin or gills of a fish
Tuesday. June 18th, 2019Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is a chronic bacterial disease first reported in wild Atlantic salmon populations in the rivers Spey and Dee in Scotland in 1933
Thursday. March 7th, 2019Physiological stress and physical injury are the primary contributing factors of fish disease and mortality in aquaculture.
Tuesday. February 14th, 2017