Crustacean disease

PCR testing is performed by USDA- and OlE-certified laboratories for crustacean diseases. 

The global crustacean aquaculture industry is worth more than US 10 billion. A growing number of crustacean species (including crabs, lobsters and prawns) are intensively farmed, and increased production and movement of live products have led to the emergence of several internationally important crustacean diseases. In the past 15 years losses due to disease have been estimated to be in the region of 15 billion, of which 60% of losses were attributed to viruses and 20% to bacteria (Flegel et al., 2008). 

European Union Reference Laboratory for Crustacean Diseases Cefas Weymouth Laboratory is the designated European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) for Crustacean Diseases. http //www.crustaceancrl. eu/... 

Des Roza Z, Koesharyani I, Johnny F and Yuasa K (1998), Manual for Fish Diseases Diagnosis Marine fish and crustacean diseases in Indonesia. Gondol Research Station for Coastal Fisheries, PO Box 140 Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia. 

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY (2008), European Community Reference Laboratory for Crustacean Diseases leaflet White Spot Disease, available from http //www.crustaceancrl.eu/diseasesAVhiteSpot.pdf [accessed 10 October 2011]. 

Table 11.1 OIE listed crustacean diseases as of 2009-2010, recently de-Usted diseases and those being considered for listing (OIE 2009a, 2010)...

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