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Diseases Affecting Finfish Diseases Affecting Finfish Legislation Ireland's Exotic / Disease Name Acronym Health Susceptible Species Vector Species Non-Exotic Listed National Status Disease Measures Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis), goldfish (Carassius auratus), crucian carp (C. carassius), Epizootic Declared Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), redfin common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio), silver carp (Hypophtalmichthys molitrix), Haematopoietic EHN Exotic * Disease-Free perch (Percha fluviatilis) Chub (Leuciscus spp), Roach (Rutilus rutilus), Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), tench Necrosis (Tinca tinca) Beluga (Huso huso), Danube sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus), Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus), Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser Baerii), Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis), goldfish (Carassius auratus), Crucian carp (C. carassius), common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio), silver carp (Hypophtalmichthys molitrix), Chub (Leuciscus spp), Roach (Rutilus rutilus), Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), tench (Tinca tinca) Herring (Cupea spp.), whitefish (Coregonus sp.), North African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), Northern pike (Esox lucius) Catfish (Ictalurus pike (Esox Lucius), haddock (Gadus aeglefinus), spp.), Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Pangas Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus), Atlantic cod (G. catfish (Pangasius pangasius), Pike perch (Sander lucioperca), Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) morhua), Pacific salmon (Onchorhynchus spp.), Viral Haemorrhagic Declared European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), Striped bass (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis), VHS Non-Exotic * rainbow trout (O. mykiss), rockling (Onos Septicaemia Disease-Free Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus), Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), Meagre mustelus), brown trout (Salmo trutta), turbot (Argyrosomus regius), Shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa), True tunas (Thunnus spp.), Atlantic (Schophtalmus maximus), sprat (Sprattus bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), White Grouper (Epinephelus aeneus), Dusky grouper sprattus), grayling (Thymallus thymallus), olive (Epinephelus marginatus), Senegalese solea (Solea senegalensis), Common sole (Solea flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) solea), Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus), Common dentex (Dentex dentex), Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), White seabream (Diplodus sargus), Black spot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo), Red Sea Bream (Pagrus major), Diplodus vulgaris, Sharop snout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo), Common two banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris), Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) Tilapia spp (Oreochromis) Beluga (Huso huso), Danube sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus), Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus), Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser Baerii) Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis), goldfish (Carassius auratus), crucian carp (C. carassius), Chum salmon (Oncorchynchus keta), coho common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio), silver carp (Hypophtalmichthys molitrix), salmon (O. kisutch), Masou salmon (O. masou), Chub (Leuciscus spp), Roach (Rutilus rutilus), Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) tench Infectious Declared rainbow or steelhead trout (O. mykiss), sockeye (Tinca tinca) Haematopoetic IHN Non-Exotic * Disease-Free salmon (O. nerka), pink salmon (O. rhodurus), North African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), Catfish (Ictalurus spp.), Black bullhead (Ameiurus Necrosis Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), Atlantic melas), Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius), Pike salmon (Salmo salar) perch (Sander lucioperca), Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), Flounder (Platichthys flesus), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Noble crayfish (Astacus astacus), Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), Redswamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) Koi Herpes Virus Declared KHV Non-Exotic * Common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) None disease Disease-Free 1 of 4 Diseases Affecting Finfish Legislation Ireland's Exotic / Disease Name Acronym Health Susceptible Species Vector Species Non-Exotic Listed National Status Disease Measures Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Atlantic Infectious Salmon Declared ISA Non-Exotic * salmon (Salmo salar), brown and sea trout None Anaemia Disease-Free (Salmo trutta) Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis), goldfish (Carassius auratus), crucian carp (Carassius carassius), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon Spring Viraemia of Declared SVC Non-Exotic * idellus), common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus Not laid down in legislation. Carp Disease-Free carpio), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), sheatfish (Silurus glanis), tench (Tinca tinca), Orfe (Leuciscus idus) Bacterial Kidney Declared BKD Non-Exotic * Family: Salmonidae Not laid down in legislation. Disease Disease-Free Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), brown trout (Salmo Infectious Pancreatic IPN Non-Exotic * Other trutta), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Pacific Not laid down in legislation. Necrosis salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Arctic char (Salvelinus Infections Declared alpinus), North American brook trout (Salvelinus with Gyrodactylus GS Non-Exotic * Not laid down in legislation. Disease-Free fontinalis), grayling (Thymallus thymallus), North salaris American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), brown trout (Salmo trutta). Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), rainbow trout Infection with SAV Non-Exotic * Other (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brown trout (Salmo Not laid down in legislation. Salmonid Alphavirus trutta) 2 of 4 Diseases Affecting Molluscs Legislation Exotic / Ireland's Disease Name Susceptible Species Vector Species Non-Exotic Listed National Health Status Disease Measures Declared Australian mud oyster (Ostrea angasi) and Chilean Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata), Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas), Bonamia exitiosa Exotic * Disease-Free flat oyster (O. chilensis) American cupped oyster (Crassostrea virginica) European lobster (Homarus gammarus), Marine crabs (Brachyura spp.), Yabi crayfish (Cherax destructor), Giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), Spiny lobsters (Palinurus spp.), Declared Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and Eastern Perkinsus marinus Exotic * Swimming crab (Portunus puber), Indopacific swamp crab (Scylla serrata), Indian white Disease-Free oyster (C. virginica) prawn (Penaeus indicus), Kuruma prawn (Penaeus japonicus), Caramote prawn (Penaeus kerathurus), Blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), Whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), Eastern oyster Declared Microcytos mackini Exotic * (C. virginica), Olympia flat oyster (Ostrea None Disease-Free conchaphila) and European flat oyster (O. edulis) Australian mud oyster (Ostrea angsi), Chilean flat Common edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule), Wedge shell (Donax trunculus), Sand gaper oyster (O. chilensis), European flat oyster (O. (Mya arenaria), Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), Japanese hard clam (Meretrix Declared Marteilia refringens Non-exotic * edulis), Argentinian oyster (O. pelchana), blue lusoria), Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus), Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes Disease-Free mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Mediterranean philippinarum), European aurora venus clam (Venerupis aurea), Pullet carpet shell mussel (M. galloprovincialis) (Venerupis pullastra), Warty venus (Venus verrucosa) Common edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule), Wedge shell (Donax trunculus), Sand gaper Australian mud oyster (Ostrea angasi), Chilean (Mya arenaria), Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), Japanese hard clam (Meretrix flat oyster (O. chilensis), Olympia flat oyster (O. Disease-free lusoria), Grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus), Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes Bonamia ostrea Non-exotic * conchaphila), Asiatic oyster (O. areas philippinarum), European aurora venus clam (Venerupis aurea), Pullet carpet shell denselammellosa), European flat oyster (O. (Venerupis pullastra), Warty venus (Venus verrucosa), Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten edulis) and Argentinian oyster (O. puelchana) maximus) Ostreid herpesvirus Disease-free Non-exotic * Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Not laid down in legislation. 1 μvar (OsHV-1 μVar) areas 3 of 4 Diseases Affecting Crustaceans Legislation Exotic / Ireland's Disease Name Acronym Susceptible Species Vector Species Non-Exotic Listed National Health Status Disease Measures Penshells (Atrina spp.), Common whelk (Buccinum undatum), Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata), Common edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule), Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas), American cupped oyster (Crassostrea virginica), Wedge shell (Donax trunculus), Ezo abalone (Haliotis discus hannai), Tuberculate abalone (Haliotis tuberculata), Periwinkles (Littorina littorea), Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), Japanese hard clam (Meretrix lusoria), Sand gaper (Mya arenaria), Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), European flat Gulf white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus), Pacific blue Declared oyster (Ostrea edulis), Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus), Grooved carpet shell Taura syndrome Exotic * shrimp (P. styrlirostris), and Pacific white shrimp Disease-Free (Ruditapes decussatus), Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum), Common cuttlefish (P. vannamei) (Sepia officinalis), Stromboid
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