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Current Advances in Vaccines against Fish Viruses
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Current Advances in Vaccines against Fish Viruses

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 November 2024) | Viewed by 9460

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yulema Valero

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Immunobiology for Aquaculture Group, Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: virus; fish immune response; antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); gonad viral pathogenesis; vaccines
Dr. Rocío Leiva Rebollo

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1. Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
2. Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Interests: virus; vaccines; immune response; molecular biology; infectious diseases.

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

One of the major challenges faced by the global aquaculture industry is the high incidence of infectious diseases caused by viruses. The globalization of trade and ineffective control measures for fish viruses have led to their rapid spread worldwide, with no solutions available for either farmers or consumers, which has generated great concern about animal health and welfare and economic concerns in the aquaculture sector. Vaccinology for fish has been studied for the several decades, but to date, only a few commercial vaccines against viruses are available, none of which are fully protective. Given the speed with which viruses spread, adapt, and evolve in the environment, more in-depth studies of fish virology and immunology, as well as new approaches in vaccinology, are urgently needed.

This Special Issue aims to collect full-length articles, review articles, and short communications that present original research on the latest strategies in vaccinology for fish viruses. The compilation will cover a range of topics, including but not limited to, studies on the effectiveness, improvement, and safety of vaccines in fish viruses, generation of new vaccines, the immune responses (both innate and acquired) triggered by these vaccines, new vaccine administration methods and the use of novel vaccinology strategies to impair viral dissemination. Additionally, innovative approaches to novel lines of vaccine design will be highly valued.

We look forward to receiving your latest findings on fish viruses’ vaccines research and innovation.

Dr. Yulema Valero
Dr. Rocío Leiva Rebollo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • fish
  • virus
  • vaccine
  • adaptive immune response
  • innate immune response
  • adjuvant
  • virus dissemination
  • virus replication

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Current Challenges of Vaccination in Fish Health Management
by Avnish Kumar, Sushil Kumar Middha, Soumya Vettiyatil Menon, Biswaranjan Paital, Shyam Gokarn, Meghana Nelli, Rakshith Bangalore Rajanikanth, Harish Mani Chandra, Susithra Priyadarshni Mugunthan, Sanwar Mal Kantwa, Talambedu Usha, Akshaya Kumar Hati, Divyadharshini Venkatesan, Abira Rajendran, Tapas Ranjan Behera, Swarupa Venkatesamurthy and Dipak Kumar Sahoo
Animals 2024, 14(18), 2692; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182692 - 16 Sep 2024
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Vaccination is an essential method of immunological preventive care required for the health management of all animals, including fish. More particularly, immunization is necessary for in-land aquaculture to manage diseases in fish broodstocks and healthy seed production. According to the latest statistics in [...] Read more.
Vaccination is an essential method of immunological preventive care required for the health management of all animals, including fish. More particularly, immunization is necessary for in-land aquaculture to manage diseases in fish broodstocks and healthy seed production. According to the latest statistics in 2020, 90.3 million tons of capture fishery production was achieved from the aquaculture sector. Out of the above, 78.8 million tons were from marine water aquaculture sectors, and 11.5 million tons were from inland water aquaculture sectors. About a 4% decline in fish production was achieved in 2020 in comparison to 2018 from inland aquaculture sectors. On the other hand, the digestive protein content, healthy fats, and nutritional values of fish products are comparatively more affordable than in other meat sources. In 2014, about 10% of aquatic cultured animals were lost (costing global annual losses > USD 10 billion) due to infectious diseases. Therefore, vaccination in fish, especially in broodstocks, is one of the essential approaches to stop such losses in the aquaculture sector. Fish vaccines consist of whole-killed pathogens, protein subunits, recombinant proteins, DNA, or live-attenuated vaccines. Challenges persist in the adaption of vaccination in the aquaculture sector, the route of administration, the use of effective adjuvants, and, most importantly, the lack of effective results. The use of autogenous vaccines; vaccination via intramuscular, intraperitoneal, or oral routes; and, most importantly, adding vaccines in feed using top dressing methods or as a constituent in fish feed are now emerging. These methods will lower the risk of using antibiotics in cultured water by reducing environmental contamination. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Advances in Vaccines against Fish Viruses)
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