date:Jul 20, 2012
Outbreaks in Viet Nam and Malaysia have caused severe economic losses and significantly lowered annual farmed shrimp production.
The disease affects both P. monodon and P. vannamei and is characterised by mass mortalities, reaching up to 100 per cent in some cases, during the first 20-30 days of post-stocking culture. Clinical signs include slow growth, corkscrew swimming, loose shells, pale colouration and an abnormal hepatopancreas. The primary pathogen has not been identified.
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