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First report of an idiopathic partial tail myonecrosis in European brown shrimp Crangon crangon caught in the North Sea
Vermeersch, X.H.C.; Decostere, A.; Vlaemynck, G.; Chiers, K. (2020). First report of an idiopathic partial tail myonecrosis in European brown shrimp Crangon crangon caught in the North Sea. Dis. Aquat. Org. 138: 35-40. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3354/dao03450
In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Inter Research: Oldendorf/Luhe. ISSN 0177-5103; e-ISSN 1616-1580, more
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Keywords
    Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Brown shrimp; Myonecrosis; White tail disease; Fisheries

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  • Vermeersch, X.H.C., more
  • Decostere, A., more
  • Vlaemynck, G., more
  • Chiers, K., more

Abstract
    The European brown shrimp Crangon crangon is an abundant and commercially important species in the North Sea. Currently, there is interest in landing live shrimp to provide fresh animals for a growing market in live brown shrimp. During 4 survival studies between 2014 and 2016, shrimp were collected from commercial trawlers and maintained alive in off-shore facilities. From Day 1 onwards, a minority of shrimp (~2.24%) developed a white discoloration of the abdominal muscles and a depigmentation of the distal part of the abdomen, along with paralysis of the affected tissues and appendages. As the symptoms progressed, a circumferential blackish delineation appeared, creating a distinct boundary between healthy and necrotic tissue. Affected shrimp survived up to 3 wk, although in several animals the distal part of the tail was completely lost. Histological and electron microscopical examination confirmed the myonecrosis. A secondary bacterial invasion of the necrotic muscle was observed in some animals. RT-PCR for infectious myonecrosis virus was negative. The condition appears not to be contagious, based on the feeding of healthy shrimp with necrotic tissue of affected shrimp. Based on these observations, a mechanical cause inflicted during the catching process is proposed.

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