[heading title=”Aquatic Animal Health and Environment Division” _made_with_builder=”true”][/heading]
[heading title=”National Referral Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NRLD) ” _made_with_builder=”true”][/heading]
The NRLD provides disease diagnostic services to stakeholders from aquaculture sector on payment. For details, contact: Dr. Subhendu Kumar Otta, Principal Scientist, CIBA, Chennai (Ph. No. +91- 044 - 24618817 Ext: 319; email: subhendu@ciba.res.in)
Diagnostic protocols used for diagnosis of crustacean and finfish diseases at NRLD
| S. No. | Shrimp and Fish Pathogens | Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) | OIE, 2015 |
| 2. | Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV) | OIE, 2015 |
| 3. | Yellow Head Virus (YHV) | OIE, 2015 |
| 4. | Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) | OIE, 2015 |
| 5. | Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV) | OIE, 2015 |
| 6. | Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrotic Disease (AHPND) | Dangtip, et. al., 2015 |
| 7. | Necrotising Hepatopancreatitis Bacteria (NHPB) | IQ 2000 kit (Gene Reach Biotechnology Corp., Taiwan) |
| 8. | Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) | Jaroenlak et. al., 2016 |
| 9. | Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) | OIE, 2015 |
| 10. | Iridovirus | Jeong et al., 2003 |