Surveillance and zoning for aquatic animal diseases
By: edited by Rohana P. Subasinghe, Sharon E. McGladdery, and Barry J. Hill.
Contributors: Subasinghe, R. P.; McGladdery, Sharon E.; Hill, Barry J.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.; Canada. Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans.; International Office of Epizootics.
Series: FAO fisheries technical paper -- 451.; FAO fisheries technical paper -- no. 451.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Rome, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
Subjects: Aquatic animals -- Health.; Aquatic animals -- Diseases -- Detection.; Aquatic animals -- Diseases -- Prevention.; Fishes -- Diseases -- Prevention.; Shellfish -- Diseases -- Prevention.; Aquatic animals -- Transportation.; Seafood industry -- Standards.
Description: This document provides recommendations for surveillance and zoning that will be useful for designing national programmes aimed at reducing the risks of diseases resulting from transfers of live aquatic animals. It contains the collective expert opinion and recommendations made during an expert consultation, jointly organized by FAO, the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), to determine what surveillance options can best support scientifically valid zonation frameworks. These recommendations are aimed at providing scientific advice to countries building national or regional aquatic animal health management infrastructures.
Notes: "Surveillance and zonation - a practical case study: Atlantic Canadian Oyster Disease surveillance"--P. 47-50.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-52).

Also issued online.