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DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
卷 143, 期 -, 页码 189-193出版社
INTER-RESEARCH
DOI: 10.3354/dao03567
关键词
EUS; Aphanomyces invadans; Water mould; Oomycete; Kerala; Flood-induced stress; Multiple host
资金
- NFDB, Hyderabad, Government of India
Large-scale fish mortality occurred in fish farms across several parts of Kerala in August 2018 and 2019, following heavy rainfall. The deaths were mainly caused by the highly infectious disease epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), with severe infections observed in freshwater and brackish water environments affecting fish species such as snakeheads and mullet. The severity of the outbreak was linked to sudden changes in water quality associated with the floods, including lower water temperature, pH, total alkalinity, and total hardness.
Large-scale fish mortality was observed in flood-affected fish farms across several parts of Kerala following heavy rainfall in August 2018 and 2019-nearly 53% above the normal monsoon rain that the region receives. The affected fish had severe haemorrhages and ulcers, typical of the highly infectious disease epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) caused by the water mould Aphanomyces invadans. In freshwater, snakeheads Channa spp. and in brackish water mullet (Mugilidae) and pearl spot (Etroplus suratensis) were severely affected. EUS was observed in 4 freshwater fishes for the first time: dotted sawfin barb Pethia punctata (Cyprinidae), Malabar leaffish Pristolepis malabarica (Pristolepididae), mahecola barb Puntius mahecola (Cyprinidae) and giant snakehead Channa pseudomarulius (Channidae). Histology and molecular diagnosis confirmed the cause of mortality to be EUS. Fungal hyphae were also observed in deeply ulcerated fish, revealed by lactophenol cotton blue staining. The severity of the EUS outbreak was linked to the sudden change in water quality associated with the flood, such as lower water temperature, and decreases in pH, total alkalinity and total hardness.
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