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Infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites are a primary concern in aquaculture.
Indeed, effective control of infectious diseases is one of the most critical elements in successful aquaculture. Therefore, both the aquaculture industry itself, and mandated governmental fish health management programs, maintain a variety of measures to control and minimize the effect of infectious diseases in culture fish populations in fish farms and aquaculture sites. Nevertheless, diseases can and do occur in these populations. This paper addresses the concern that diseases can spread from aquaculture sites to wild fish with resulting effects on populations of wild fish. Dynamics of Fish Diseases . . .