Aquaculture Animal Diseases: Pathogens and Control

Aquaculture provides a large amount of high-quality aquatic foods for humans. However, unpredictable diseases usually affect this industry which have resulted in huge mortality of aquaculture animals and caused serious economic losses. These diseases are caused by various pathogens including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungus, parasites, and controlled by farmers with a range of antibiotics. However, the widespread and overuse of antibiotics has resulted in the residues of antimicrobials and development of antibiotic resistances in aquaculture environments which can further present a hazard to public health. Thus, in order to promote sustainable development of global aquaculture, it is of great importance to make a better understanding of aquaculture animal diseases, including novel pathogens of aquaculture animal disease, new techniques for detecting and controlling aquaculture pathogens, new antibiotic substitutes for the control of aquaculture pathogens, and new methods for controlling harmful microbes to aquaculture animals. In view of this, Original Research, Reviews, and Mini-Reviews manuscripts on pathogens and control of aquaculture animal diseases are welcome:

1. Novel pathogens of aquaculture animal diseases;

2. Interaction between aquaculture pathogens and their hosts;

3. New techniques for detecting aquaculture pathogens;

4. New methods for controlling harmful microbes to aquaculture animals;

5. Development and safety evaluation of antibiotic substitutes (probiotics, Chinese herbs, etc.) with the potential use in the control of aquaculture pathogens；

6. New technologies for prevention and control of aquaculture animal diseases.