Infectious Disease in Aquaculture

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>Part I: Immune responses in fish and shellfish and their implications for disease control</p> <p>Chapter 1: The innate and adaptive immune system of fish</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Introduction</p> <p>1.2 Overview of immune cells and organs in fish</p> <p>1.3 Fish innate immune response</p> <p>1.4 An overview of the adaptive immune response in fish</p> <p>1.5 Immune regulation: the cytokine network in fish</p> <p>1.6 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 2: Crustacean immune responses and their implications for disease control</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 Cellular defence</p> <p>2.3 Hematopoiesis</p> <p>2.4 Defence against viruses</p> <p>2.5 Pattern recognition in crustaceans</p> <p>2.6 The prophenoloxidase (proPO) cascade</p> <p>2.7 Coagulation</p> <p>2.8 Antimicrobial proteins</p> <p>2.9 Future trends and conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 3: Immune responses in molluscs and their implications for disease control</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 The molluscan immune system</p> <p>3.3 Disease control in bivalves</p> <p>3.4 Conclusions</p> <p>3.5 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 4: Stress and resistance to infectious diseases in fish</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction: disease is not just the presence of pathogens</p> <p>4.2 Fish immune and stress responses</p> <p>4.3 Individual variability and population level effects</p> <p>4.4 Conclusions</p> <p>Part II: Advances in disease diagnostics, veterinary drugs and vaccines</p> <p>Chapter 5: Advances in diagnostic methods for mollusc, crustacean and finfish diseases</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Mollusc disease diagnostic methods</p> <p>5.3 Crustacean disease diagnostic methods</p> <p>5.4 Finfish disease diagnostic methods</p> <p>5.5 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 6: Quality assurance in aquatic disease diagnostics</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 The importance of valid and reliable aquatic disease diagnosis and the role of quality assurance systems</p> <p>6.3 Sampling submission and handling for aquatic disease diagnosis</p> <p>6.4 The importance of assay performance in aquatic disease diagnosis</p> <p>6.5 Validation of quality assurance systems for aquatic diagnostic facilities</p> <p>6.6 Interpreting and reporting results under a quality assurance system</p> <p>6.7 Accreditation and auditing of disease diagnostic laboratories</p> <p>6.8 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 7: Antibiotics in aquaculture: reducing their use and maintaining their efficacy</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 The epidemiology and aetiology of bacterial diseases in aquatic animals</p> <p>7.3 The use of antibiotics in aquaculture</p> <p>7.4 Efficacy of antimicrobial therapy in aquaculture</p> <p>7.5 Laboratory detection of clinical resistance</p> <p>7.6 The Clinical and Laboratory Science Institute (CLSI) approach to susceptibility testing in aquaculture</p> <p>7.7 Questions concerning the CLSI approach</p> <p>7.8 Future trends: the way forward for susceptibility testing</p> <p>7.9 Conclusions</p> <p>7.10 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 8: Considerations for the use of anti-parasitic drugs in aquaculture</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 Factors in successful treatment with anti-parasitic drugs</p> <p>8.3 Trigger points for treatment with anti-parasitic drugs in aquaculture</p> <p>8.4 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 9: Developments in vaccination against fish bacterial disease</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 Methods of administration of vaccines for fish</p> <p>9.3 Determination of effectiveness of the vaccines</p> <p>9.4 Vaccine composition</p> <p>9.5 Mode of action of vaccines</p> <p>9.6 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 10: Developments in adjuvants for fish vaccines</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Introduction</p> <p>10.2 Fish immune responses: implications for the development of vaccines and adjuvants</p> <p>10.3 Oil-adjuvanted fish vaccines</p> <p>10.4 Vaccines adjuvanted with substances other than oil</p> <p>10.5 Future trends and conclusions</p> <p>10.6 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Part III: Development of specific pathogen-free populations and novel approaches for disease control</p> <p>Chapter 11: Development of specific pathogen-free (SPF) shrimp stocks and their application to sustainable shrimp farming</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>11.1 Introduction</p> <p>11.2 A historical perspective on the concept of domesticated specific pathogen-free (SPF) shrimp</p> <p>11.3 The development of Litopenaeus vannamei as the dominant species in the Americas</p> <p>11.4 The adaptation of the specific pathogen-free (SPF) concept to domesticated shrimp stocks</p> <p>11.5 Maintenance of specific pathogen-free (SPF) status: disease surveillance and control programs</p> <p>11.6 Conclusions</p> <p>11.7 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 12: The role of risk analysis in the development of biosecurity programmes for the maintenance of specific pathogen-free populations</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>12.1 Introduction</p> <p>12.2 Aquaculture disease risk analysis</p> <p>12.3 Application of risk analysis to surveillance and biosecurity strategies</p> <p>12.4 Constraints and future trends</p> <p>12.5 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 13: Developments in genomics relevant to disease control in aquaculture</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>13.1 Introduction</p> <p>13.2 The genomics toolbox in comparative immunology</p> <p>13.3 Genomics in finfish disease control</p> <p>13.4 Genomics in shellfish and crustacean disease control</p> <p>13.5 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 14: Bacteria and bacteriophages as biological agents for disease control in aquaculture</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>14.1 Introduction</p> <p>14.2 Isolation of bacteria for biocontrol</p> <p>14.3 Antagonistic activity of bacterial agents</p> <p>14.4 Colonization and persistence within the host</p> <p>14.5 Considerations for the design of pathogen challenge tests</p> <p>14.6 Safety of bacterial biocontrol agents and perspectives on future development</p> <p>14.7 Biocontrol using bacteriophages</p> <p>14.8 Strengths and challenges to phage biocontrol</p> <p>14.9 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 15: Managing the microbiota in aquaculture systems for disease prevention and control</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>15.1 Introduction</p> <p>15.2 Control strategies against diseases</p> <p>15.3 The microbial maturation concept</p> <p>15.4 Manipulating type and number of bacteria: probiotics and prebiotics</p> <p>15.5 Managing bacterial activity by means of quorum sensing (QS)</p> <p>15.6 Host–microbe interactions affecting host health in aquaculture: the need for knowledge</p> <p>15.7 Conclusions</p> <p>15.8 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 16: Natural antimicrobial compounds for use in aquaculture</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>16.1 Introduction: microbial diseases in aquaculture</p> <p>16.2 Current problems in microbial disease control</p> <p>16.3 Public health and ethical issues relating to the use of antibiotics for disease control in aquaculture</p> <p>16.4 Alternative antimicrobial compounds</p> <p>16.5 Origin of alternative antimicrobials</p> <p>16.6 Plant antimicrobials</p> <p>16.7 Possible mode of action of herbal antimicrobials</p> <p>16.8 Routes of administration of antimicrobial herbal extracts to fish and shrimps</p> <p>16.9 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 17: The potential for antimicrobial peptides to improve fish health in aquaculture</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>17.1 Introduction</p> <p>17.2 Strategies for preventing disease in fish</p> <p>17.3 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)</p> <p>17.4 The potential role of antimicrobial peptides in preventing and treating fish diseases</p> <p>17.5 Future trends and conclusions</p> <p>17.6 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 18: Advances in non-chemical methods for parasite prevention and control in fish</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>18.1 Introduction</p> <p>18.2 Principles of disease management without chemicals</p> <p>18.3 Preventative measures</p> <p>18.4 Disease management</p> <p>18.5 Interventions for parasite prevention and control in fish</p> <p>18.6 Conclusions</p> <p>Index</p>