INTERNATIONAL FISH DISEASES ROUND UP – ENGLISH OYSTERS ATTACKED BY BONAMIA PARASITE
April 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BRITISH veterinary authorities are investigating an outbreak of Bonamia ostreae amongst wild native oysters in the key southern England beds of Whitstable, Kent. Reports from the Aquatic Animals Commission (of the Office International des Épizooties - OIE) say that the disease was detected by histological examination in three oysters, following routine sampling in late November 2007. A further sample of 60 oysters was collected in mid-February and these have been processed for examination by molecular tests. Two oysters were found to be ...
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