Report of aquatic animal diseases in Thailand during January – June 2019
![Thumbnail](https://repository.seafdec.org.ph/bitstream/10862/6271/4/TinwonggerS2021.pdf.jpg)
ရှာဖွေ/ဖွင့်ပါ။ Open
ရက်စွဲ
2021-12စာရေးသူ
Page views
450
Share
စိတ္တဇ
Aquaculture is an important industry in Thailand which has been established more than two decades ago. The cultured species are divided into two main groups; shrimp and finfish farming. The major cultured shrimp species are Penaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp), P. monodon (black tiger shrimp) and Macrobrachium rosenbergii (giant freshwater prawn), whereas the finfish are Oreochromis sp., Lates calcarifer and Epinephelus sp. Also, ornamental fish such as Cyprinus carpio (Koi carp), Carassius spp. (goldfish), and Betta splendens (fighting fish or betta). Disease outbreaks are the key factor that affect Thailand’s aquaculture production and resulting in economic losses. The infectious diseases in aquaculture are mainly caused by viral and bacterial pathogens. In 2018, the reported shrimp pathogens are white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), yellow head virus (YHV) genotype 1, Taura syndrome virus (TSV), infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (VPAHPND), and microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP). On the other hand, the reported pathogens in finfish are Betanodavirus causing viral nervous necrosis (VNN), Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) and Streptococcus sp. etc. In Thailand, the Department of Fisheries (DOF) is the competent authority for various aspects of aquatic animals including aquatic animal health.
Strategies to prevent and control diseases in aquatic animals include issuance of legislations/regulations, implementation of biosecurity measures, disease surveillance programs, capacity building, cooperation with international and national organizations.
Moreover, DOF has developed contingency plan in dealing with aquatic animal disease emergencies through the provincial fisheries officer. The provincial fisheries officer acts as director of emergency aquatic animal disease control center in each province, while Aquatic Animal Health Research and Development Division (AAHRDD) and Songkhla Aquatic Animal Health Research and Development Center (SAAHRC) serve as disease diagnosis and laboratory testing centers. Because of the above actions, we are capable of preventing and controlling disease outbreaks in the country. But during the occurrence of some diseases, we have no treatment to support and completely solve the problem. Example are viral diseases, unlike bacterial diseases which can be treated by using chemical or drug. Furthermore, there are a few researches that could be applied in farm level. Especially shrimp which has no adaptive immunity, so it is difficult to develop vaccine compare to fish. Therefore, DOF mostly recommended farmers to follow the good management practices on aquatic animal health for promoting sustainable aquaculture.
Suggested Citation
Tinwongger, S. (2021). Report of aquatic animal diseases in Thailand during January – June 2019. In F. A. Aya, L. D. de la Peña, N. D. Salayo, & E. A. Tendencia (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Promotion of Sustainable Aquaculture, Aquatic Animal Health, and Resource Enhancement in Southeast Asia (pp. 179–184). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
ဘာသာရပ်
စုစည်းမှုများ စုစည်းမှုများ
အခြားနည်းဖြင့်မှတ်သားထားသည်မှလွဲ၍ ဤပစ္စည်း၏လိုင်စင်ကို ဖော်ပြထားပါသည်။Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Health management in aquaculture
Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Inui, Yasuo (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010-07)A textbook on diseases of cultured warmwater fish and shrimps in the Philippines. Eleven chapters cover essential information on the basic principles of disease causation, major diseases of cultured fish and crustaceans, ... -
Health management in aquaculture
Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lavilla, Celia R.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)A textbook on diseases of cultured warmwater fish and shrimps in the Philippines. Eleven chapters cover essential information on the basic principles of disease causation, major diseases of cultured fish and crustaceans, ... -
Country status of aquatic emergency preparedness and response systems for effective management of aquatic animal disease outbreaks in Myanmar
Oo, Kyaw Naing; Cho, Yi Yi (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Myanmar is one of the OIE members and the Department of Fisheries (DoF) is highly concerned with transboundary aquatic animal pathogens. Therefore, the Aquatic Animal Health & Disease Control Section has already been ...