Diseases
ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES
Know the common pathogens of concern
Use the RSSBP Disease Database tool to determine the Pathogens of Concern (POCs) [the disease-causing microorganisms] in your source water location and broodstock source location(s).
Pathogens of Concern (POC) References
- Diseases of Concern in Molluscan Aquaculture, R. Carnegie (2009) (MSX, SSO, QPX)
- RSSBP Seaside Organism (SSO) Brief
- History and Impact of MSX and Dermo Diseases on Oyster Stocks In the Northeast Region, Ewart and Ford (1993)
- Oyster and Clam Disease Surveillance and Fact Sheets, CT Dept. of Agriculture
- Ostreid Herpesvirus-1 fact Sheet , USDA APHIS (2021)
- Roseovarius Oyster Disease (ROD), Ford (ICES ID Leaflet 2011)
- Bonamiosis of oysters caused by Bonamia exitiosa, Carnegie (ICES ID Leaflet 2017)
- Marteiliosis of oyster caused by Marteilia refringens, Renault and Ford (ICES ID Leaflet 2012)
Synopsis of Infectious Diseases and Parasites of Commercially Exploited Shellfish, Bower, McGladdery and Price (1994
Pathogens of Concern (POC) Fact Sheets
BONAMIA: Bonamiosis of oysters caused by Bonamia exitiosa, Carnegie (ICES ID Leaflet 2017)
DERMO:
MARTEILIA: Marteiliosis of oyster caused by Marteilia refringens, Renault and Ford (ICES ID Leaflet 2012)
MSX
OsHV-1: Ostreid Herpesvirus-1 fact Sheet , USDA APHIS (2021)
ROD (formerly JOD): Roseovarius Oyster Disease, Ford (ICES ID Leaflet 2011)
Surveillance
ACTIVE Disease Surveillance – extensive, systematic monitoring of disease and mortality in natural populations providing critical information to understand changes in disease over time, inform resource management, and look for the emergence of new pathogens. Atlantic Coast Examples:
PASSIVE Disease Surveillance – the shellfish samples submitted by growers and hatcheries to pathologists for evaluation. Whether in response to a die-off event, or for routine seed transfers, this provides critical perspective on disease in aquaculture populations and whether or not new pathogens may be emerging.