Fish Diseases

• Alphavirus Infections in Salmonids: A Review - Salmonid alphaviruses (SAVs) are serious pathogens of farmed Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in Europe. This article reviews research findings.
• Bonamia ostreae of the European Flat Oyster - Provides information on this infection, its gross signs and histopathology.
• Caligiasis in the Chilean Salmon Farming Industry - Provides information on this parasitic disease which affects marine fish off the coast of Chile.
• Cardiomyopathy Syndrome - Provides information on this disease which affects farmed Atlantic salmon, its gross signs and histopathology.
• Cataracts - Provides information on the various causes of cataracts in fish, the gross signs of the condition and the histopathology.
• Cold Water Vibriosis - Provides information on this disease that affects farmed Atlantic salmon and occasionally rainbow trout, its epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.
• Cold Water Vibriosis - Provides information on this disease, also called Hitra disease, its transmission, the external and internal signs, prevention and management.
• Columnaris Revisted - Information on this disease of freshwater fish caused by the bacterium Flexibacter columnare.
• Diseases and Parasites in Farmed Salmon - This article argues that a large number of farmed fish in a small area provides ideal conditions for parasites and infectious diseases which may then spread to adjacent farms and to wild fish. [PDF]