Special Issue "Pathology of Aquatic Animals"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Elisabetta Antuofermo
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: veterinary pathology; fish pathology; mollusk diseases; mycobacteriosis; histopathology; immunohistochemistry
Dr. Marta Polinas
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Guest Editor
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: veterinary pathology; fish pathology; mollusk diseases; mycobacteriosis; histopathology; immunohistochemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Diseases of aquatic animals are an increasing concern for both aquaculture production and wild species constituting a threat to animal health and a potential source of economic losses in productive areas. Up-to-date knowledge of emerging diseases and a better understanding of more known pathological entities is a crucial step for the control and management of aquatic animal diseases.

This Special Issue “Pathology of aquatic animals” aims to improve the knowledge in emerging diseases and pathology of aquatic animals. Submission of original research articles as well as review papers are encouraged, specifically on topics concerning pathology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, and in situ hybridization.

You are kindly invited to contribute to this Special Issue with your recent findings on this topic to improve the knowledge on the pathology of aquatic animals.

Dr. Elisabetta Antuofermo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • fish pathology
  • mollusk pathology
  • aquatic animal diseases
  • emerging infectious diseases
  • neoplasia
  • gross pathology
  • histopathology
  • immunohistochemistry
  • molecular biology

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Stages of Granulomatous Response Against Histozoic Metazoan Parasites in Mullets (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae)
Animals 2021, 11(6), 1501; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061501 - 21 May 2021
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Histozoic parasite–fish host interaction is a dynamic process that leads to the formation of a granuloma, a specific chronic inflammatory response with discernible histological features. Mullets (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) represent a suitable model concerning the development of such lesions in the host–parasite interface. The [...] Read more.
Histozoic parasite–fish host interaction is a dynamic process that leads to the formation of a granuloma, a specific chronic inflammatory response with discernible histological features. Mullets (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) represent a suitable model concerning the development of such lesions in the host–parasite interface. The present work aimed to identify granuloma developmental stages from the early to the late phase of the infection and to characterize the immune cells and non-inflammatory components of the granuloma in different stages. For this purpose, 239 mullets were collected from 4 Sardinian lagoons, and several organs were examined by combining histopathological, bacteriological, and immunohistochemical methods. Granulomas associated with trematode metacercariae and myxozoan parasites were classified into three developmental stages: (1) pre-granuloma stage, characterized by intact encysted parasite and with no or mild tissue reaction; (2) intermediate stage, with partially degenerated parasites, necrosis, and a moderate number of epithelioid cells (ECs); and (3) late stage, with a necrotic core and no detectable parasite with a high number of ECs and fibroblasts. The three-tier staging and the proposed morphological diagnosis make it conceivable that histopathology could be an essential tool to evaluate the granulomas associated with histozoic parasitic infection in fish. Full article
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Planned Papers

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Title: Susceptibility and pathology in juvenile Atlantic cod Gadus morhua to a marine viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus isolated from diseased rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss.

Authors: Nina Sandlund1, Renate Johansen2, Ingrid U. Fiksdal1, Ann Cathrine B. Einen1, Ingebjørg Modahl2, Britt Gjerset2, Øivind Bergh1*

Affiliation: 1. Institute of Marine Research, PO Box 1870, Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway
2. Norwegian Veterinary Institute, PO Box 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway
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