First Report of Viral Nervous Necrosis in Asian Sea Bass, Lates Calcarifer Cultured in Sri Lanka
M. N. M. Fouzi,
N. Sakajamary
Abstract:Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) caused by Betanodavirus is a devastating disease in aquatic animals. The virus infects both marine and freshwater fish worldwide. Vacuolating necrosis of neural cells of the brain, the retina of the eye, and the spinal cord of the infected fish are the primary histological lesions of the condition. It causes up to 100% mortality in larvae and juvenile fish and can cause significant death in adult fish. The present study detected viral nervous necrosis in larvae and fry of Asian sea… Show more
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