B-1061: Microsporidiosis in the shrimp industry

Presenter: Dr. Luis Fernando Aranguren Caro

Date: October 28, 2022 Time: 02:00 PM UTC

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Presentation Synopsis:

In the last 20 years, hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis (HPM), caused by the enteric pathogen Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) has progressively spread out across much of the shrimp farming regions in Asia, becoming one of the most important diseases that cause a high impact in the shrimp industry. During the last 5 years, we have seen an increase in positive cases of HPM / EHP in the shrimp industry in Latin America associated with a high shrimp size variation, WFS, and chronic mortalities. During my talk, I will go over some important findings at a regional level with some biosecurity strategies recommended to prevent further spread of HPM in the shrimp industry in Latin America

Presentation Learning Objectives:

  1. Update the status of EHP
  2. Detection methods for HPM
  3. Show some biosecurity strategy to prevent EHP from spreading

Speaker Bio:

Dr. LFAC received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in the Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, OIE’s Reference Laboratory for diagnosis of crustacean diseases, under the supervision of Dr. Donald Lightner a worldwide-recognized expert in this field. Dr. Aranguren has over 20 years of professional experience, working mainly on aquatic animal health, including shrimp and fish diseases, Histopathology diagnostics, Wet mounts analysis, health management, sanitary legislation, and biosecurity