Yellow head virus (YHV) transmission risk from commodity shrimp is reduced to negligible levels by normal processing

• Main Authors: Kallaya Sritunyalucksana, Jiraporn Srisala, Watcharakorn Wangnai, Timothy W. Flegel
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/28529

The aim of this study was to examine whether shrimp yellow head virus (YHV) from processed shrimp tissue infected at the pre-patent disease level could be transmitted to naïve shrimp in a laboratory setting. In a preliminary test, 120 YHV-free shrimp were injected intramuscularly with a virulent YHV...