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Outbreak of Shrimp Viral Disease in Central America

Situation Report

Document format: PDF

Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Creation date: June 1999

Since late January 1999, the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has been detected in tissue samples from shrimp farms in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama. This detection constitutes occurrence of WSSV on the Pacific coast of the Americas. This situation report focuses on potential impacts of imported frozen shrimp on U.S. shrimp aquaculture, in order to complement ongoing efforts by parties currently assessing other transmission pathways and the potential risk to wild native species. Imported frozen shrimp are one of numerous pathways by which WSSV could be transmitted to U.S. farmed shrimp. In 1998, the United States imported over $1.3 billion worth of frozen shrimp, wild and farmed, from Central and South America. valued at $94 million.

Key Words: Shrimp • Central America • White Spot Virus • WSSV • APHIS • USDA