Vietnam: List of aquatic animal diseases that must be announced according to Circular 04

14:44, 16/05/2016

This is a notable content of Circular No. 04/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam on prevention and control of aquatic animal diseases, effective from July 01, 2016.

Thông tư 04/2016/TT-BNNPTNN, danh mục bệnh động vật thủy sản phải công bố dịch

Specifically, according to Circular No. 04/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, the list of aquatic animal diseases that must be announced includes the following diseases:

No.	Name	Pathogens	Aquaculture species susceptible to the disease
1	White Spot Disease	White spot syndrome virus (WSSV)	Penaeus monodon, Litopenaeus vannamei Panulirus sp., Scylla serrata
2	Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease - AHPND	Vibrio parahaemolyticus having virulent genes	Penaeus monodon, Litopenaeus vannamei
3	Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Disease	Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV)	Penaeus monodon, Litopenaeus vannamei
4	Yellow Head Disease	Yellow head virus (YHV)	Penaeus monodon, Litopenaeus vannamei
5	Infectious Myonecrosis Disease	Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV)	Litopenaeus vannamei
6	Taura Syndrome	Taura syndrome virus (TSV)	Litopenaeus vannamei
7	Milky Haemolymph Disease of Spiny Lobsters - MHDSL	Rickettsia-like	Panulirus ornatus, P. homarus, P. stimpsoni, P. longipes, P. polyphagus, P. versicolor
8	Spring Viraemia of Carp	Spring viraemia of carp virus (SVCV)	Cyprinus carpio; Cyprinus carpio koi; Carassius auratus; Ctenopharyngodon idellus
9	Koi Herpesvirus Disease	Koi Herpesvirus (KHV)	Cyprinus carpio, Cyprinus carpio koi
10	Viral Nervous Necrosis/Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy	Betanodavirus	Epinephelus spp., Lates calcarifer, Rachycentron canadum
11	Enteric Septicaemia of Catfish	Edwardsiella ictaluri	Pangasius hypophthalmus, Pangasius bocourti, Pangasius krempfi
12	Diseases caused by Perkinsus	Perkinsus marinus, P. olseni	Lutraria philipinarum, Crasostrea rivularis, Meretrix sp.

Note: The list of aquatic animal diseases that must be announced shall be reviewed, adjusted, and supplemented when new diseases emerge and when scientific evidence and practical production requirements indicate the need for adjustment and supplementation.

View more details at Circular No. 04/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2016.

Ty Na

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