December 3, 2007

2007 AFS-FHS Blue Book Now Available

The 2007 edition of the American Fisheries Society, Fish Health Section Blue Book is now available. This new edition contains important updates on Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus in both the Diagnostic Manual and the Inspection Manual. Information on susceptible species, appropriate cell lines for testing and PCR primers for confirmation that have been updated. The primer sequences for VHSV RT-PCR have been modified compared to those provided in previous editions of this manual. The new sequences now match the OIE (2006) VHSV primers. Also in this edition, the primer sequences for the IHNV RT-PCR assay have been modified from those in previous editions of this manual. Additionally, the Diagnostic Manual chapter on Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus has been updated and four new chapters including Goldfish Herpesviral Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Largemouth Bass Virus Disease, Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis of Penaeid Shrimp, and Taura Syndrome Virus of Penaeid Shrimp have been added. The shrimp virus chapters are in a new section of the Diagnostic Manual entitled "Diseases of Crustaceans".

Use the following link to place an order:
http://www.fisheries.org/units/fhs/bb_inspection.htm

Or for immediate access to the Inspection Section only, go to:
http://www.fisheries.org/units/fhs/BlueBook_access.html