Over the past decade, aquaculture has grown at an average annual growth rate of
approximately 6% worldwide despite many challenges. Viral diseases are one of the major …

Herpesviruses are host specific pathogens that are widespread among vertebrates. Genome
sequence data demonstrate that most herpesviruses of fish and amphibians are grouped …

Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition provides thorough, yet concise
descriptions of viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic and noninfectious diseases in an exhaustive …

A herpesvirus was isolated from adult koi, a strain of common carp Cyprinus carpio, suffering
mass mortality in two outbreaks—one in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States and the …

The Koi herpesvirus (KHV) is a herpes-like virus now recognized as a worldwide cause of
mortality among populations of koi Cyprinus carpio koi and common carp Cyprinus carpio …

Since the mid-1990s, lethal infections of koi herpesvirus (KHV) have been spreading,
threatening the worldwide production of common carp and koi (both Cyprinus carpio). The …

In the past decades, global freshwater fish production has been rapidly growing, while
cyprinid takes the largest portion. Along with the rapid rise of novel forms of intensive …

Three alloherpesviruses are known to cause disease in cyprinid fish: cyprinid herpesviruses
1 and 3 (CyHV1 and CyHV3) in common carp and koi and cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV2) in …

Phylogenetic relationships among herpesviruses (HVs) of mammals, birds, and reptiles
have been studied extensively, whereas those among other HVs are relatively unexplored …

Viruses of lower vertebrates recently became a field of interest to the public due to
increasing epizootics and economic losses of poikilothermic animals. These were reported …