FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 402/2

Asia Diagnostic Guide to Aquatic Animal Diseases

Edited by
Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso
NACA, Bangkok, Thailand
Sharon E. McGladdery
DFO-Canada, Moncton, New Brunswick
Iain East
AFFA, Canberra, Australia
and Rohana P. Subasinghe
FAO, Rome

FAO
FISHERIES
TECHNICAL
PAPER

402/2

The Asia Diagnostic Guide to Aquatic Animal Diseases or 'Asia Diagnostic Guide' is an up- datable diagnostic guide for the pathogens and diseases listed in the NACA/FAO/ OIE Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Reporting System. It was developed from a large amount of technical contribution from aquatic animal health scientists in the Asia- Pacific region who supported the regional programme. The Asia Diagnostic Guide, which could be effectively used for both farm and laboratory level diagnosis in the region, not only complements the Manual of Procedures for the implementation of the Asia Regional Technical Guidelines on health management for the responsible movement of live aquatic animals, but also assists in expanding national and regional aquatic animal health diagnostic capabilities that will assist countries in upgrading technical capacities to meet the requirements in the OIE International Aquatic Animal Code and the OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) or of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

ISBN 92-5-104620-4

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Co-ordinator, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Suraswadi Building, Department of Fisheries, Kasetsart University Campus, Ladyao, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand, or the Chief, Publishing and Multimedia Service, Information Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy or by e-mail to [email protected].

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