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Aquaculture Diseases: Prevention and Control Strategies

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 9874

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Dr. Yonghua Hu

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Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Interests: fish immunology; innate immunity; pathogenesis; virulence factor; disease prevention and control; vaccine
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Dear Colleagues,

Aquaculture is one of the important food resources of human beings; however, some aquaculture pathogens can cause serious problems on fish farms or break the wild nature system, may decimate fish stocks, or make a farmer’s products unmarketable. To ensure human food security and protect the ecological environment, we need to take action to prevent and manage aquaculture diseases, mitigate natural hazards, and reduce economic losses.

In this Special Issue, we would like to collect papers that highlight further research needs and provide recommendations for management and policy. We also welcome new research on prevention and management methods including vaccines and vaccination development for aquaculture.

Prof. Dr. Yonghua Hu
Guest Editor

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Bacterial Pathogenesis in Various Fish Diseases: Recent Advances and Specific Challenges in Vaccine Development
by Aadil Ahmed Irshath, Anand Prem Rajan, Sugumar Vimal, Vasantha-Srinivasan Prabhakaran and Raja Ganesan
Vaccines 2023, 11(2), 470; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020470 - 17 Feb 2023
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Aquaculture is a fast-growing food sector but is plagued by a plethora of bacterial pathogens that infect fish. The rearing of fish at high population densities in aquaculture facilities makes them highly susceptible to disease outbreaks, which can cause significant economic loss. Thus, [...] Read more.
Aquaculture is a fast-growing food sector but is plagued by a plethora of bacterial pathogens that infect fish. The rearing of fish at high population densities in aquaculture facilities makes them highly susceptible to disease outbreaks, which can cause significant economic loss. Thus, immunity development in fish through vaccination against various pathogens of economically important aquaculture species has been extensively studied and has been largely accepted as a reliable method for preventing infections. Vaccination studies in aquaculture systems are strategically associated with the economically and environmentally sustainable management of aquaculture production worldwide. Historically, most licensed fish vaccines have been developed as inactivated pathogens combined with adjuvants and provided via immersion or injection. In comparison, live vaccines can simulate a whole pathogenic illness and elicit a strong immune response, making them better suited for oral or immersion-based therapy methods to control diseases. Advanced approaches in vaccine development involve targeting specific pathogenic components, including the use of recombinant genes and proteins. Vaccines produced using these techniques, some of which are currently commercially available, appear to elicit and promote higher levels of immunity than conventional fish vaccines. These technological advancements are promising for developing sustainable production processes for commercially important aquatic species. In this review, we explore the multitude of studies on fish bacterial pathogens undertaken in the last decade as well as the recent advances in vaccine development for aquaculture. Full article
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Strategies for Prevention and Control of Vibriosis in Asian Fish Culture
by Kangping Xu, Yushu Wang, Wangxiaohan Yang, Hongyan Cai, Youyu Zhang and Lixing Huang
Vaccines 2023, 11(1), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010098 - 31 Dec 2022
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It is estimated that vibriosis account for about half of the economic losses in Asian fish culture. Consequently, the prevention and control of vibriosis is one of the priority research topics in the field of Asian fish culture disease. Relevant measures have been [...] Read more.
It is estimated that vibriosis account for about half of the economic losses in Asian fish culture. Consequently, the prevention and control of vibriosis is one of the priority research topics in the field of Asian fish culture disease. Relevant measures have been proposed to control some Vibrios that pose a threat to Asian fish culture, but there are currently only a few effective vaccines available to combat these Vibrios. The purpose of our review is to sum up the main prevention methods and the latest control strategies of seven Vibrio species that cause great harm to Asian aquaculture, including Vibrio harveyi, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio mimicus, Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio alginolyticus and Vibrio cholerae. Strategies such as antibiotics, probiotics, bacteriophages, antimicrobials from plants and other natural sources, as well as vaccines, are compared and discussed here. We expect this review will provide some new views and recommendations for the future better prevention and control of vibriosis in Asian fish culture. Full article
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