With the growth of the world population, people's demand for marine and freshwater products is increasing. This has led to a significant decline in wild aquatic animal resources, and aquaculture has attracted more and more attention from all countries. In the past few decades, global aquaculture production has achieved significant growth through the optimization of aquaculture varieties and the improvement of aquaculture technology. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2019 aquaculture production exceeded 85 million tons, corresponding to a value of US$ 259 billion, with a growth rate exceeding 8% per year. The fast-growing aquaculture industry not only provides high-quality protein for people but also provides an important guarantee for food security. However, its rapid development has also led to a gradual increase incidence rate caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. In addition, global warming and cross-border trade in fresh aquatic products have increased the risk of epidemic transmission. Despite the efforts made, the epidemic of infectious diseases continues to occur, which has become a key constraint to the healthy development of aquaculture. The occurrence of aquatic animal diseases is the result of the combined effect of the environment, pathogens and aquatic animals themselves. The key to solving these disease problems is to develop accurate and rapid detection technology, clarify the host range and transmission route of pathogens, the relationship between disease occurrence and environment, the interaction mechanism between pathogen and host, and develop safe therapeutic drugs and vaccines.
The focus of this Research Topic is on emerging diseases of cultured fish and shellfish, host-pathogen interaction, and the relationship between disease occurrence and the environment. We look forward to publishing your latest research results in the form of original articles and reviews.
The manuscript scope includes (but is not limited to) the following contents:
1. Emerging bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases in cultured fish and shellfish
2. Interaction mechanism between pathogen and host
3. Correlation between the occurrence of important diseases and the environment
4. Host range, transmission route and life history of the pathogen
5. Application of new technologies and methods in aquatic animal disease research and prevention and control.
With the growth of the world population, people's demand for marine and freshwater products is increasing. This has led to a significant decline in wild aquatic animal resources, and aquaculture has attracted more and more attention from all countries. In the past few decades, global aquaculture production has achieved significant growth through the optimization of aquaculture varieties and the improvement of aquaculture technology. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2019 aquaculture production exceeded 85 million tons, corresponding to a value of US$ 259 billion, with a growth rate exceeding 8% per year. The fast-growing aquaculture industry not only provides high-quality protein for people but also provides an important guarantee for food security. However, its rapid development has also led to a gradual increase incidence rate caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. In addition, global warming and cross-border trade in fresh aquatic products have increased the risk of epidemic transmission. Despite the efforts made, the epidemic of infectious diseases continues to occur, which has become a key constraint to the healthy development of aquaculture. The occurrence of aquatic animal diseases is the result of the combined effect of the environment, pathogens and aquatic animals themselves. The key to solving these disease problems is to develop accurate and rapid detection technology, clarify the host range and transmission route of pathogens, the relationship between disease occurrence and environment, the interaction mechanism between pathogen and host, and develop safe therapeutic drugs and vaccines.
The focus of this Research Topic is on emerging diseases of cultured fish and shellfish, host-pathogen interaction, and the relationship between disease occurrence and the environment. We look forward to publishing your latest research results in the form of original articles and reviews.
The manuscript scope includes (but is not limited to) the following contents:
1. Emerging bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases in cultured fish and shellfish
2. Interaction mechanism between pathogen and host
3. Correlation between the occurrence of important diseases and the environment
4. Host range, transmission route and life history of the pathogen
5. Application of new technologies and methods in aquatic animal disease research and prevention and control.