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PRO/AH/EDR> White spot syndrome, prawns – Australia, 1st report

Other Animal Disease -- AustraliaWhite spot disease was found to be infecting prawns in another farm on the Logan river on Friday [30 Dec 2016].A 5th prawn farm has tested positive for the highly contagious virus more than a month after the initial case was identified.The farm has been destocked, and chlorine was being used to treat the water at the premises 4 km down river from the 1st case.Biosecurity Queensland has ramped up surveillance at nearby farms and locations in an effort to keep the virus Read more [...]