Bacterial diseases in fish and shellfish, their diagnosis and management - Winter school on recent advances in diagnosis and management of diseases in mariculture, 7th to 27th November 2002, Course Manual

Disease problem in aquaculture is currently an important constraint to the growth \nof aquaculture, which has impacted both socio-economic development and rural \nlivelihoods in some countries (FAO, 2000). The recent increased awareness about such \ndisease hazards in fish and shellfish farming has led the researchers to ponder the best \nways to manage them. It is well known that increased diseases occurrences facilitate the \ntransfer of pathogenic organisms among and within adjoining countries.