Background Seasonal influenza virus is a common cause of acute lower respiratory infection
(ALRI) in young children. In 2008, we estimated that 20 million influenza-virus-associated …

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 …

Farmed fish provide an increasing fraction of the human food supply, and are of major
economic importance in many countries. As in the case of terrestrial agriculture, bringing …

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food-producing sector, and the sustainability of this
industry is critical both for global food security and economic welfare. The management of …

In Chile, the salmon and trout farmed fishing industries have rapidly grown during the last
years, becoming one of the most important economic sources for the country. However …

The infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) is the causative agent of the ISA syndrome that
affects mainly Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and has caused high mortality epidemics in …

Abstract Analysis of pathogen genome variation is essential for informing disease
management and control measures in farmed animals. For farmed fish, the standard …

Aquaculture has a long history in many parts of the world, but it is still young at an industrial
scale. Marine fish farming in open nets of a single fish species at high densities compared to …

Aquaculture provides more than half of fish destined for human consumption worldwide. In
aquaculture, infectious diseases triggered by viruses are amongst the major cause of …

An epidemic of infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) has greatly impacted salmon
production in Chile with devastating social and economic consequences. The epidemic is …