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 -

Registration Commences

19:00 - 20:30

DAA VII Ice-breaker (Cocktail)

Monday 23 June

07:30 -

Registration Commences

Opening Session- Sponsored by NTU
Chair: Hong-Tsen Yu

08:30 - 08:35

Opening Ceremony

08:35 - 08:40

Welcome remarks 1
Dr. Yi Yang (representing AFS)

08:40 - 08:45

Welcome remarks 2
Dr. Takashi Aoki (representing FHS)

08:45 - 08:50

Welcome remarks 3
Dr. Si-Chen Lee (representing NTU)

08:50 - 08:55

Welcome remarks 4
Dr. Chu-Fang Lo (representing LOC)

08:55 - 09:00

Break
09:00 - 09:30
Opening Keynote Address 1
Can aquaculture meet future global aquatic food demand?
Rohana P. Subasinghe (Sri Lanka/Italy)

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) - Sponsored by Uni-President Vietnam Co., Ltd.

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
Co-chairs: Donald Lightner and Takashi Aoki

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

11:35 - 11:50

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)

11:50 - 12:05

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

12:05 - 12:20

Curing koi herpesvirus (KHV) by combining diagnosis and treatment
Chen Su (Taiwan)

12:20 - 12:35

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

12:35 - 13:30

Lunch- Sponsored by Uni-President Vietnam Co., Ltd

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Session 02
Biosecurity, risk assessment and containment in aquaculture systems
Co-chairs: Richard Arthur and Jimmy Kwang

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/Thailand)

14:15 - 15:45

Contributed Papers 5-9

14:15 - 14:30

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

14:30 - 14:45

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

14:45 - 15:00

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

15:00 - 15:15

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

15:15 - 15:30

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

15:30 - 15:50

Coffee Break

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Session 03
Using genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics to understand aquatic animal diseases
Co-chairs: Anchalee Tassanakajon and Kenneth Soderhall

15:50 - 16:15

Keynote Address 3
Genetics and genomics of white spot syndrome virus: past, present and future
Just Vlak (The Netherland)

16:15 - 16:35

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

16:35 - 18:05

Contributed Papers 10-15

16:35 - 16:50

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

16:50 - 17:05

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

17:05 - 17:20

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

17:20 - 17:35

A first glimpse into the genome of tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon
Hon-Tsen Yu (Taiwan)

17:35 - 17:50

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

17:50 - 18:05

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

18:05 - 18:30
Refreshments

18:30 - 19:00

Student Reception/ Special Program
Special talk on how to get published ( Scientific writing and publishing )
Kenneth Soderhall (Sweden)

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Tuesday 24 June

Session 04
Immunology/ Disease resistance/ Host-pathogen interaction
Co-chairs: Hisatsugu Wakabayashi and Melba B. Reantaso

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 16-20

09:00 - 09:15

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

09:15 - 09:30

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

09:30 - 09:45

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

09:45 - 10:00

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

10:00 - 10:15

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)
Co-chairs: Timothy Flegel snd Celia Lavilla-Pitogo

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 21-25

11:20 - 11:35

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

11:35 - 11:50

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

11:50 - 12:05

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

12:05 - 12:20

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

12:20 - 12:35

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)
Co-chairs: Idda karunasagar and Just Vlak

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 26-30

14:15 - 14:30

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

14:30 - 14:45

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

14:45 - 15:00

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

15:00 - 15:15

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

15:15 - 15:30

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

15:30 - 16:00

Group Photo

16:00 - 19:30

Poster Session & Refreshments

19:30 - 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)
Co-chairs: Mamoru Yoshimizu and Yulin Jiang

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 31-35

09:00 - 09:15

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

09:15 - 09:30

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

09:30 - 09:45

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

09:45 - 10:00

Streptococcosis in tilapia: a more complex problem than expected?
Brian Sheehan (Singapore)

10:00 - 10:15

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)
Co-chairs: Jianhai Xiang and Nguyen Huu Dung

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 - 12:35

Contributed Papers 36-40

11:20 - 11:35

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

11:35 - 11:50

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)

11:50 - 12:05

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

12:05 - 12:20

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

12:20 - 12:35

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

12:35 - 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
Co-chairs: Mangalika Hettiarachchi and Arun Padiyar

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 - 10:15

Contributed Papers 41-45

09:00 - 09:15

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

09:15 - 09:30

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

09:30 - 09:45

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

09:45 - 10:00

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

10:00 - 10:15

Occurrence and intensity of some parasites in Esox lucius (esociformes : esocidae) from the southwest of the Caspian sea
Masoud Sattari (Iran)

10:00 - 10:20

Coffee Break

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Session 10
Biodefense, vaccination technologies, farm level health management, better management practices
Co-chairs: Toshihiro Nakai and Kjersti Gravningen

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)

11:20 - 12:20

Contributed Papers 46-49

11:20 - 11:35

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

11:35 - 11:50

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

11:50 - 12:05

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

12:05 - 12:20

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

12:20 - 13:30

Lunch- Sponsored by PHARMAQ AS

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Session 11
Diseases of aquatic invertebrates ˇV Mollusc health
Co-chairs: Flavio Corsin and Supranee Chinabut

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 50 ˇV 52

14:15 - 14:30

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

14:30 - 14:45

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)

14:45 - 15:00

Withering syndrome in Haliotis diversicolor Supertexta
Thanitsara Wetchateng (Thailand)

15:00 - 15:20

Coffee Break

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Session 12
The Way Forward
Chair: Barry Hill

15:20 - 15:45

Closing Keynote Address 1
Driving forces for aquaculture and scenarios towards 2030
Kjersti Gravningen (Norway)- Sponsored by PHARMAQ AS

15:45 - 16:10

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

16:10 - 16:40

Facilitated Plenary Discussion and Closing Ceremony
Chair: Timothy Flegel (Thailand)

18:30 - Late

Symposium Banquet

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7th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture
 

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