7th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture
22-26 June 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan
 
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The Symposium Keynote Topics

Under the broad heading of ˇ§key issues in aquatic animal health managementˇ¨, the Symposium anticipates 16 keynote addresses by leading world experts, 11 invited lectures, and 56 contributed oral presentations by researchers, scientists, farmers and students. There will be a lot of space for ~204 posters.

Topics:

  • State of the world aquaculture
  • Global perspectives in managing aquatic animal health
  • Emerging issues in aquatic animal health management
  • Epidemiology, detection and diagnosis of pathogens in fish, shellfish, molluscs and their environment
  • Biosecurity and containment in aquaculture systems
  • Recent developments in genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics: implications for aquatic animal diseases
  • Immunology/Disease resistance/Host-pathogen interaction
  • Microbiology of aquatic animal pathogens and antimicrobial peptides
  • Disease of aquatic invertebrates -Shrimp health
  • Disease of aquatic invertebrates -Molluscs health
  • Disease of aquatic vertebrates -Finfish health
  • Pathogen risk analysis, probiotics, therapeutics and other fields
  • The way forward
    • Aquatic animal health management
    • International trade, aquatic animals and risk


Program at a Glance

Program Overview

Sunday 22 June

15:30 - 18:00

Registration

19:00 - 21:00

DAA VII Ice-breaker (Cocktail)

Monday 23 June

07:30 - 09:00

Registration

Opening Session

08:30 - 09:00

Opening Remarks
Welcome Remarks

09:00 - 09:30

Opening Keynote Address 1
Can aquaculture meet future global aquatic food demand?
Rohana P. Subasinghe (Sri Lanka)

09:30 - 10:00

Opening Keynote Address 2
Emerging issues and developments in aquatic animal health
Eva-Maria Bernoth (Australia)

10:00 - 10:30

Opening Keynote Address 3
Status of shrimp diseases and advances in shrimp health management
Donald V. Lightner (USA)

10:30 - 10:50

Coffee Break

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Session 01
Epidemiology, detection and diagnosis of pathogens in fish, shellfish, molluscs and their environment

10:50 - 11:15

Keynote Address 1
Strain variation ˇV implication for diagnosis, pathology and epidemiology of viral infections
Peter J. Walker (Australia)

11:15 - 11:35

Invited Paper 1
Aquatic epidemiology and surveillance: is it useful to aquatic animal disease emergencies?
Flavio Corsin (Italy/Vietnam)

11:35 - 12:35

Contributed Papers 1-4

 

  • Use of in vivo-induced antigen technology (IVIAT) for identification of Vibrio anguillarum proteins expressed during fish infection
    Zhao-lan Mo (China)

 

  • Susceptibility of Australian native freshwater fish to Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (EHNV) & the epidemiology of EHNV in the Murray-Darling river basin
    Joy Becker (Australia)

 

  • Applications of shrimp immune DNA microarray in aquaculture
    Jenn-kan Lu (Taiwan)

 

  • Epidemiology of white spot disease on black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in Mekong delta improved-extensive farming system
    Hao Nguyen (Vietnam)

12:35 - 13:30

Lunch

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Session 02
Biosecurity, risk assessment and containment in aquaculture systems

13:30 - 13:55

Keynote Address 2
Pathogen risk analysis: experiences from 9 case studies ˇV applications and limitations
Ben K. Diggles (Australia), J. Richard Arthur (Canada)

13:55 - 14:15

Invited Paper 2
Evolution and lessons learned: Asia-Pacific surveillance and reporting of aquatic animal diseases - can researchers contribute to the process?
C.V. Mohan (India)

14:15 - 15:45

Contributed Papers 5-10

 

  • Determination of LC50 96h of pesticide on Persian sturgeon ( Acipenser persicus/ Iran)
    Shaban Ali Nezami (Iran)

 

  • Studies on synthesis of a complete antigen of enrofloxacin
    Qinghua Zhang (China)

 

  • Anesthesia with propofol in grass carp and its effect on some hematological factors
    Rahim Peyghan (Iran)

 

  • Survival of Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) in environmental water
    Natsuko Yoshida (Japan)

 

  • Modified greenwater culture system prevents WSSV outbreak in pond cultured Penaeus monodon
    Eleonor Tendencia (Philippines)

 

  • Study on the use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquatic animal health management in Bangladesh
    Md. Ali Reza Faruk (Bangladesh)

15:45 - 16:05

Coffee Break

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Session 03
Using genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics to understand aquatic animal diseases

16:05 - 16:30

Keynote Address 3
Genetics and genomics of White Spot Syndrome Virus: Past, Present and Future
Just Vlak (The Netherland)

16:30 - 16:50

Invited Paper 3
Genes in response to infection in Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis, through cDNA microarray
Jianhai Xiang (China)

16:50 - 18:20

Contributed Papers 11-16

 

  • Proteomic analysis of Koi Herpesvirus virion proteins
    Pei-yu Lee (Taiwan)

 

  • Molecular cloning of destabilase-lysozyme gene from the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon
    Premruethai Supungul (Thailand)

 

  • Characterization of a gene encoding for MCP in Soft-shelled Turtle Iridovirus (STIV)
    Hong Liu (China)

 

  • Immortalisation of crustacean cells using human cancer genes?
    Kerry Claydon (Australia)

 

  • Screening Toll-like receptor genes from a tiger shrimp genomic library.
    Chih-yun Shao (Taiwan)

 

  • Determine genetic factors influencing WSSV virulence.
    Dieu Bui (Vietnam)

18:30 - 21:00

Student Reception/ Special Program

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Tuesday 24 June

Session 04
Immunology/ Disease resistance/ Host-pathogen interaction

08:15 - 08:40

Keynote Address 4
Molecular immunity in fish-pathogen interaction
Takashi Aoki (Japan)

08:40 - 09:00

Invited Paper 4
Protection of fish Betanodavirus from cellular RNA interference
Jimmy Kwang (Singapore)

09:00 - 10:15

Contributed Papers 17-21

 

  • Importance of VP2 amino acid residues in antibody neutralisation of IPN virus
    Oystein Evensen (Norway)

 

  • Effects of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODN) on the immune response in orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides)
    Pinwen Peter Chiou (Taiwan)

 

  • Characterization of genes encoding a laminin receptor, an essential gene in shrimp, Penaeus monodon and Penaeus vannamei
    Saengchan Senapin (Thailand)

 

  • Current study of Toll-like Receptors in Japanese Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus
    Tomokazu Takano (Japan)

 

  • Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) Mx protein interferes with Betanodavirus replication
    Yu-chi Wu (Taiwan)

10:15 - 10:35

Coffee Break

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Session 05
Diseases of aquatic invertebrates - Shrimp health (I)

10:35 - 11:00

Keynote Address 5
The role and function of the prophenoloxidase activating system
Kenneth Soderhall (Sweden)

11:00 - 11:20

Invited Paper 5
The use of double stranded RNA knock-down technology to study shrimp immune-responses against to microbial pathogens
Ikuo Hirono (Japan)

11:20 - 12:35

Contributed Papers 22-26

 

  • Crustacean diseases - the EU perspective
    Grant D. Stentiford (United Kingdom)

 

  • Molecular characterization of White Spot Syndrome Virus found in India
    Indrani Karunasagar (India)

 

  • Histopathology and electron microscopic features of kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus artificially infected with White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)
    Teruo Miyazaki (Japan)

 

  • Recombinant vp28 and pmrab7 production in yeast and their use in protection against White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)
    Kallaya Sritunyalucksana (Thailand)

 

  • A potential of Pm-fortilin to inhibit White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) infection in Penaeus monodon
    Amornrat Phongdara (Thailand)

12:35 - 13:30

Lunch

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Session 06
Diseases of aquatic invertebrates -Shrimp health (II)

13:30 - 13:55

Keynote Address 6
Progress with work on antimicrobial peptides in the shrimp Penaeus monodon
Anchalee Tassanakajon (Thailand)

13:55 - 14:15

Invited Paper 6
Development of the shrimp industry in the western Indian ocean ˇV a holistic approach of vertical integration, from domestication and biosecurity to product certification
Marc Le Groumellec (France/ Madagascar)

14:15 - 15:45

Contributed Papers 27-32

 

  • Expression profiles of several stress related genes in Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis under environmental stress
    Fuhua Li (China)

 

  • A new, non-virulent type of shrimp Yellow Head Virus (YHV-4) with a defective gp116 envelope protein gene
    Warachin Gangnonngiw (Thailand)

 

  • Marsupenaeus japonicus voltage-dependent anion channel (MjVDAC) involved in WSSV pathogenesis.
    Han-ching Wang (Japan/ Taiwan)

 

  • Tegumental Gland Associated Virus (TGAV), a new pathogen discovered in slow growing black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) from Thailand.
    Wattana Panphut (Thailand)

 

  • Cloning, characterization and tissue expression of kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) Toll receptor
    Tohru Mekata (Japan)

 

  • Co- management strategy for shrimp disease management in a small scale farming system in Sri Lanka
    Pradeep Aruna Dissanayake Chandarasekara (Sri Lanka)

15:45 - 16:05

Coffee Break

16:05 - 19:00

Poster Session

19:00 - 19:20

Refreshments

19:20 - 21:00

FHS Eight Triennial General Meeting (TGM-8)

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Wednesday 25 June

Session 07
Diseases of aquatic vertebrates - Finfish health (I)

08:15 - 08:40

Keynote Address 7
Recent developments in the study and surveillance of Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) in Asia
Gilda Lio-Po (Philippines)

08:40 - 09:00

Invited Paper 7
Diseases of cultured catfish in Mekong Delta area
Nguyen Huu Dzung (Vietnam)

09:00 - 10:15

Contributed Papers 33-37

 

  • Isolation of Adenovirus-like virus from diseased clown anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, in Thailand
    Somkiat Kanchanakhan (Thailand)

 

  • Persistent infection of Betanodavirus in cultured grouper
    Shau-chi Chi (Taiwan)

 

  • Bacterial diseases in farmed Pangasius hypophthalmus
    Margaret Crumlish (United Kingdom)

 

  • Streptococcosis in tilapia: a more complex problem than expected?
    J. Ng (Singapore)

 

  • Roles of grouper Mx in regulation of cell cycle and resistance to Nodavirus
    Young-mao Chen (Taiwan)

10:15 - 10:35

Coffee Break

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Session 08
Diseases of aquatic vertebrates - Finfish health (II)

10:35 - 11:00

Keynote Address 8
Significant and emerging parasitic diseases of finfish
Kazuo Ogawa (Japan)

11:00 - 11:20

Invited Paper 8
Bacterial diseases of major economic importance in the Asia-Pacific region
Lauke Labrie (Singapore)

11:20 - 12:50

Contributed Papers 38-43

 

  • Parasitic trematodes of cultured grouper in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam
    Dung Vo (Vietnam)

 

  • Development and utilization of an in vitro culture technique for studies on cyptocaryon irritans, the causative agent of white spot disease of marine fishes
    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga (Japan)

 

  • Sea lice invasive to Philippine aquaculture
    Erlinda Cruz-lacierda (Japan)

 

  • Parasites of migratory kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum, kamonesky 1901) brood stocks to the Shirood river (Mazandaran province, Iran)
    Hossein Khara (Iran)

 

  • The in vitro activity of a range of citrus based bioflavonoids against several species of pathogenic fish bacteria.
    Gil Ha Yoon (Korea/ UK)

 

  • Strategies of Birnaviruses to expand ecological niche
    Satoru Suzuki (Japan)

12:50 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - Late

Free Afternoon (Social Activity)

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Thursday 26 June

Session 09
Emerging issues and emerging aquatic animal diseases

08:15 - 08:40

Keynote Address 9
Increasing awareness of the global importance of Ranavirus diseases of amphibians
Barry Hill (United Kingdom)

08:40 - 09:00

Invited Paper 9
Emerging aquatic animal diseases in China
Yulin Jiang (China)

09:00 - 10:00

Contributed Papers 44-47

 

  • A lancefield serological group C Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae from farmed fish in Japan
    T. Yoshida (Japan)

 

  • Investigation on pathogenic bacteria affecting black tiger shrimp in Sri Lanka
    Sachie Panawala (Sri Lanka)

 

  • Morphological and infection study of Lernanthropidae on the gill of cultured seabass
    Sarimah Sabri (Malaysia)/ Faizah Shaharom-harrison (Malaysia)

 

  • A highly virulent pathogen, Aeromonas hydrophila, from the freshwater crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
    Pikul Jiravanichpaisal (Thailand)

10:00 - 10:20

Coffee Break

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Session 10
Biodefense, vaccination technologies, farm level health management, better management practices

10:20 - 10:45

Keynote Address 10
The NNV infection and its prevention in the larvae of Epinephelus coioides by vaccine technology
Huey-lang Yang (Taiwan)

10:45 - 11:05

Invited Paper 10
Biodefense of mollusca
Keisuke G. Takahashi (Japan)

11:05 - 12:35

Contributed Papers 48-53

 

  • A mathematical model for transmission of Clonorchis sinensis and Opistorchis viverrini in integrated livestock-fish farming systems in Vietnam
    Annette Boerlage (Netherlands)

 

  • Effect of feeding biofilm of Vibrio alginolyticus on immune response and resistance to pathogens in juvenile tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)
    Shankar Kalkuli (India)

 

  • Immunoprophylactics of plant origin for finfish aquaculture
    R. Dinakaran Michael (India)

 

  • In vitro efficacy of ribavirin and mycophenolic acid against rainbow trout viruses IPNV and VHSV
    Luis Perez Garcia-Estan (Spain)

 

  • Phage therapy against Streptococcus iniae infection of Japanese flounder Paralichtys olivaceus
    Emi Iwamoto (Japan)

 

  • Cortisol response of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to different hatchery management stressors
    Apolinario Yambot (Philippines)

12:35 - 13:30

Lunch

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Session 11
Diseases of aquatic invertebrates ˇV Mollusc health

13:30 - 13:55

Keynote Address 11
Current trends in the study of molluscan diseases
Brian Jones (Australia)

13:55 - 14:15

Invited Paper 11
Fungal diseases of abalone
Kishio Hatai (Japan)

14:15 - 15:00

Contributed Papers 54 ˇV 56

 

  • Investigating a mortality outbreak in hatchery cultured tropical abalone, Haliotis asinina L. in Malaysia
    Beng Chu Kua (Malaysia)

 

  • Laboratory experimental infection of the blood trematode Sanguinicola armata on the freshwater snail Gyraulus convexdiusculus and the Bighead Carp Aristichthys nobilis
    Faizah Shaharom-harrison (Malaysia)

 

  • Withering syndrome in Haliotis diversicolor
    Thanitsara Wetchateng (Thailand)

15:00 - 15:20

Coffee Break

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Session 12
The Way Forward

15:20 - 15:45

Closing Keynote Address 1
Driving forces for aquaculture and scenarios towards 2030
Kjersti Gravningen (Norway)

15:45 - 16:10

Closing Keynote Address 2
Disease transmission risks from prawn products exported for human consumption
Timothy Flegel (Thailand)

16:10 - 16:40

Facilitated Plenary Discussion and Closing Ceremony
Chair: Rohana P. Subasinghe (Sri Lanka)

19:30 - Late

Symposium Banquet

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