| This note was prepared by Dr Judith Handlinger (Fish Health Unit, Animal Health Laboratory Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania Mt Pleasant Laboratories PO Box 46 Kings Meadows TAS 7249 Tasmania) and Dr Franck Berthe (IFREMER, Laboratory for Genetics & Pathology, BP 133, 17 390, France) to inform of the situation regarding serious virus disease in abalone in China and nearby countries. Most of the information included here was made available at the recent 5th International Abalone Symposium, held in Qingdao, October 12-17, 2003. |
