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Furunculosis
New furunculosis findings from V. Lund and co-researchers published
July 23rd, 2008
"Atypical furunculosis caused by atypical Aeromonas salmonicida is a problem in farming of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) and spotted wolffish (Anarhicas minor) in Norway, and vaccines for marine fish species are not available," scientists in Norway report. "Susceptibility to atypical A. salmonicida infection and efficacy of furunculosis vaccines in various fish species indicate that the host responses differ. Here spotted wolffish was shown, to be highly susceptible to intraperitoneal challenge with atypical A. salmonicida compared to halibut, and the two species appeared to respond differently to identical vaccines," wrote V. Lund and colleagues. ...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-23)
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