IRELAND OYSTER DISEASE REPORTED BY OIE
January 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MOVEMENT controls have been imposed on oysters from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland, after laboratories confirmed the presence of Bonamia ostreae in local beds. The Aquatic Animals Commission (of the Office International des Épizooties) said there had been no oyster deaths associated with the disease, but that further investigations would be carried out, while tracing oyster movements and zoning stocks. The commission noted the disease was a reoccurrence; there was a 2003 outbreak in Achill Sound, County Mayo oysters, for instance.
MOVEMENT controls have been imposed on oysters from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland, after laboratories confirmed the presence of Bonamia ostreae in local beds. The Aquatic Animals Commission (of the Office International des Épizooties) said there had been no oyster deaths associated with the disease, but that further investigations would be carried out, while tracing oyster movements and zoning stocks. The commission noted the disease was a reoccurrence; there was a 2003 outbreak in Achill Sound, County Mayo oysters, for instance.
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