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Author:   Frederick S.B. Kibenge (Professor of Virology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) ,  Marcos G Godoy (Veterinarian, Marine Biologist, Universidad San Sebastian, Medicina Veterinaria, Puerto Montt, Chile; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas (CIBA), Puerto Montt, Chile)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.590kg
ISBN:  

9780128015735

ISBN 10:   012801573
Pages:   568
Publication Date:   12 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780323911696
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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General Aspects 1. Introduction to aquaculture and fisheries 2. Classification and identification of aquatic animal viruses 3. Unclassified and unassigned aquatic animal viruses 4. Diagnosis of aquatic animal viral diseases 5. Prevention and control of aquatic animal viral diseases 6. Determinants of emergence of viral diseases in aquaculture DNA Viruses of Fish 7. Poxviruses of fish 8. Iridoviruses of fish 9. Alloherpesviruses of fish 10. Adenoviruses of fish 11. Papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses of fish 12. Circoviruses of fish RNA Viruses of Fish 13. Retroviruses of fish 14. Reoviruses of aquatic organisms 15. Birnaviruses of aquatic organisms 16. Totiviruses of fish 17. Paramyxoviruses of fish 18. Rhabdoviruses of fish 19. Orthomyxoviruses of fish 20. Coronaviruses of aquatic organisms 21. Picornaviruses of fish 22. Caliciviruses of fish 23. Togaviruses of fish 24. Hepeviruses of fish 25. Nodaviruses of fish DNA Viruses of Crustaceans 26. Nimaviruses of crustaceans 27. Nudiviruses and other large, double-stranded circular DNA viruses of invertebrates: New insights on an old topic 28. Historic emergence, impact and current status of shrimp pathogens in Asia 29. Circoviruses of crustaceans RNA Viruses of Crustaceans 30. Totiviruses of crustaceans 31. Togaviruses of crustaceans 32. Roniviruses of crustaceans 33. Historic emergence, impact and current status of shrimp pathogens in the Americas 34. Nodaviruses of crustaceans 35. Bunyaviruses of crustaceans DNA Viruses of Molluscs 36. Iridoviruses of molluscs 37. Malacoherpesviruses of molluscs 38. Papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses of molluscs RNA Viruses of Molluscs 39. Picornaviruses of molluscs Appendix

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Dr. Frederick Kibenge is Professor of Virology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. He obtained his BVM from Makerere University and his PhD from Murdoch University, and he is the former Chairman of the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Kibenge has more than 30 years of experience investigating animal viruses and the biology of viral pathogens. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of virus virulence to improve on methods of virus detection and control. Dr. Marcos Godoy is a field veterinarian and Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Veterinary School of San Sebastian University. He is also Technical Director at Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas Aplicadas (CIBA). His work focuses on pathology, diagnostic equipment, and associated services in fish and molluscan aquaculture. His recent research interests include investigating disease outbreaks of salmonids in Chilean aquaculture operations

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