A free webinar is offered in collaboration between the EAFP and the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association. “Main infectious diseases of farmed marine fish” by Snježana Zrnčić & Anna Toffan Synopsis: Infectious diseases are one of the main bottlenecks for future development of marine aquaculture. Knowledge about the aetiology, epidemiology, … Read More
Proceedings of the 14th Histopathology Workshop Hosted -as for over 25 years- by the biennial EAFP International Conference, the 14th edition of Fish Histopathology Workshop took place on 8th September 2019, in the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. Once again, the workshop was a successful meeting, and very … Read More
The EAFP Bulletin is currently going through a transition of changes to the Editorial board. Dr. Steve Feist and Dr. David Verner-Jeffreys are resigning from their posts as Histopathology and Bacteriology Subject editors, respectively, from February 2020. On behalf of the Council and members of the European Association of Fish … Read More
News and Views Co-infections and multiple stressors in fish. B. Gorgoglione, C. Bailey, M.D. Fast, D. Bass, M. Saraiva, M. Adamek, P. Noguera, S. Ciulli, M. Palíková, I. Aguirre-Gil, L. Bigarré and O. Haenen. – Read it– First record of Aeromonas sobria in yellow tail cichlid, Pseudotropheus acei. … Read More
News and Views Infection of farmed sub-adult semicircle angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus in Taiwan caused by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida. M. Y. Leu, S. Y. Wong, Y. L. Tay, E. G. K. Y. C. Bandara and M. A. Tsaiv. – Read it– Molecular characterisation of antibiotic resistance in Yersinia … Read More
News and Views Pomphorhynchus bosniacus Kiškarolj & Čanković 1969 (Acanthocephala), intestinal parasite from the Sava River, Bosnia and Herzegovina: new insights on phylogeny, infection dynamics and histopathology. Z. Nedić, I. V. Smrzlić, S. Paraš, V. Nikolić. – Read it- Malignant iridophoroma in a male Siamese fighting fish (Betta … Read More
News and Views XVII Joint Meeting of the Austrian, German and Swiss EAFP branches. T. Wahli, H. Schmidt-Posthaus, B. von Siebenthal, N. Diserens and C. Pietsch (Organising committee). – Read it- Prevalence is positively associated with host tolerance to environmental degradation in riverine fish in north-eastern Spain: example … Read More
News and Views First reported outbreak of sleeping disease in Alsatian charr (Salvelinus fontinalis x Salvelinus alpinus hybrid). P. Steinbauer, H. E. B. Stagg, B. Böhm, B. Schade, E. Kappe, R. McIntosh and E. S. Munro. – Read it- Field study on reducing stress of catfish in a recirculation aquaculture … Read More
UK and Ireland branch meeting report. N. Ruane (Organising committee). – Read it – Haematological parameters in Caspian trout (Salmo trutta caspius) infected by Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus (VHSV). A. M. Karami, A. Bani, M. Pourkazemi, M. Ghasemi and S. Omidvar. – Read it- Differences in haematological values of … Read More
News and Views French branch meeting report. J.-F. Bernardet (Organising committee). – Read it- Aetiology and histopathology of a systemic phaeohyphomycosis in farmed lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus. K. E. Johnson, M. A. Freeman, B. Laxdal and Á. Kristmundsson. – Read it- A closer look at Cryptobia dahli: a parabodonid flagellate … Read More
“Connecting academia with industry for improving aquatic animal health” The increasingly popular UK and Ireland EAFP branch meeting took place at the Connacht Hotel in Galway, hosted by the Marine Institute in Ireland. Following the previous meetings in Keele (2014) and Stirling (2016), 85 participants attended the meeting, with delegates … Read More
News and Views First detection of Cyprinid Herpesvirus-2 (CyHV-2) followed by screening and monitoring studies in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) in Turkey. G. Kalaycı, B. Özkan, K. Pekmez, M. Kaplan, A. Mefut and A. Anıl Çağırgan. – Read it- Review: Standard protocols for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Vibrionaceae isolated from … Read More