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Pre-Conference Workshops 31/08/2025

08:45-17:30 Histopathology Workshop 2025: Focus on Gills
The fish Histopathology workshop will be held on Sunday 31 August 2025, before the actual conference. The workshop will begin with our keynote speaker, Dr Jeff Wolf (Chief Pathologist, EPL, Virginia)
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09:00-17:00 Bioinformatics WS: Genomics of Fish Pathogens Workshop
The Bioinformatics workshop will be held on Sunday 31 August 2025, before the actual conference. The workshop is organized by organizers: Nicola Coyle (Cefas, UK) · Chantelle Hooper (Cefas, UK) · Georgia Ward (Cefas, UK) · Ronny van Aerle (Cefas, UK)
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Monday 1/9

08:00 Registration
09:30 Opening & Welcome Address
Jerri Bartholomew
PLENARY TALK: And the dams came down: deconstructing dams and myxozoan disease following Klamath River Dam removals (6926)
Room KNOSSOS
11.30 Refreshment Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing
Theme: Viral Diseases I
(Chair: Alain Vanderplasschen)
Room: FESTOS
Theme: Host-Parasite Interactions I
(Chairs: Hanna Hartikainen, Maree Widdicombe)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Bacterial diseases I
(Chairs: Snjezana Zrncic, Stavros Droubogiannis)
Room: ARIADNI
12:00 Machine Learning-Based Quantification of Cardiomyopathy Syndrome (CMS) Inflammation in Atlantic Salmon Hearts (7201)
YRJOENHEIKKI, ANNELI, PATOGEN, Presenter
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Comparative analysis of responses to early-stage sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis,(Krøyer, 1837)) infection reveals inter- and intraspecies resistance mechanisms (7256)
MCGOWAN, MICHAEL, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
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Lactococcosis an emerging threat in marine Mediterranean aquaculture: a practical review – clinical cases, phylogeny, and molecular diagnostics (7081)
PICON-CAMACHO, SARA M., VET’EAU -SELARL DU DR ALAIN LE BRETON, Presenter
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12:15 Molecular Analyses of the Distribution of PMCV (7001)
RIMSTAD, ESPEN, NMBU, Norway, Presenter
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First record of a coccidian parasite, Calyptospora mexicanus n. sp. (Eimeriorina: Calyptosporidae) infecting three different native species in Mexico (7005)
COLUNGA RAMIREZ, GRACIELA ESMERALDA, HUN-REN VETERINARY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Presenter
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Current status of vaccination against lactococcosis in Australian farmed salmonids (6947)
BARNES, ANDREW, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, Presenter
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12:30 Comparison of ISAV-HPR deleted strains for presumed variable virulence in Atlantic salmon using standardised bath challenge (7285)
WITHDRAWN
Encased but not engulfed: characterization of host-parasite associates in rainbow trout with proliferative kidney disease (7221)
BHATTACHARYA, DEEPAM, FISH HEALTH DIVISION, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, VETERINÄRPLATZ 1, 1210 VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Presenter
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Genetic diversity of Vibrio harveyi isolates from diseased sea bass in the Mediterranean: evidence for a highly-cytotoxic lineage that secretes novel virulence factors (7320)
VENCES, ANA, AQUATIC ONE HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER (ARCUS), UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN, Presenter
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12:45 ISAV-HPR0 evolutionary dynamics and potential fitness determinants in Atlantic salmon smolt farms in the Faroe Islands (7288 )
CHRISTIANSEN, DEBES HAMMERSHIAMB, FAROESE FOOD AND VETERINARY AUTHORITY, Presenter
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Transcriptomic analysis of rainbow trout response to single and co-infections by myxobolus cerebralis and tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae at the portals of entry (7185)
AKRAM, NAVEED, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, Presenter
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The role of plasmids in driving Vibrio harveyi virulence in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (6891)
SULLIVAN, ROISIN, SYDNEY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, CAMDEN, NSW, AUSTRALIA, Presenter
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13:00 High-density genome-wide association study in two cohorts of rainbow trout identifies candidate genes for resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis (7028)
FRANCOIS, YOANNAH, SYSAAF, Presenter
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Proteases and their inhibitors involved in the metamorphoses of zoonotic Anisakis pegreffii larvae and infection success of paratenic and accidental hosts (7362)
TRUMBIĆ, ŽELJKA, UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT, DEPARTMENT OF MARINE STUDIES, CROATIA, Presenter
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Assessing the Suitability of Galleria mellonella Larvae for Vibrio harveyi Virulence Studies (7214)
ALFIER, MATEA, CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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13:15 Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus can be transmitted through cohabitation from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) to Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippiglossua), and lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) (6897)
SANDLUND, NINA, INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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Anisakid nematodes in the liver of Baltic cod: Their impact on host condition, energy reserves and spawning success (6936)
PODOLSKA, MAGDALENA, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Presenter
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In vivo pathogenesis studies in early-stage gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) using GFP/RFP-tagged Vibrio harveyi (6955)
CHALMOUKIS, CHARALAMPOS, UNIVERSITY OF CRETE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, Presenter
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13:30 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing
Theme: Viral diseases II
Chairs: (Isabel Bandin, Santosh Lamichhane)
Room: FESTOS
Theme: Host-Parasite Interactions II
(Chairs: Itziar Esztensoro, Teresa Pirollo)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Bacterial diseases II
(Chairs: Pantelis Katharios, Joseph Nowlan)
Room: ARIADNI
14:30 Experimental infection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) with Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV) (7123)
ALENCAR, ANNA LUIZA FARIAS, DTU AQUA, Presenter
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Free-swimming copepodid salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) undergo a transcriptomic shift when exposed to salmonid host cues (7254)
MCGOWAN, MICHAEL, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
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Photobacteriosis: Comparative Genomics and Protein Targets for Innovative Vaccine Development (6939)
KARAGEORGOU, EVANGELIA, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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14:45 Nervous necrosis virus egress from neuronal GB cell uses an alternative secretory pathway dependent on Rab1a and myosin IIB (7131)
BAJPAI, VERTIKA, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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Preliminary evidence of a life stage specific antibody response to Cardicola spp. (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) in ranched Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (7025)
WIDDICOMBE, MAREE, RMIT UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance of Yersinia ruckeri in Great Britain (7291)

COYLE, NICOLA, THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE, WEYMOUTH, UK., Presenter
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15:00 Susceptibility of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) to IHNV and quantification of viral shedding (7251)
JOINER, CLAIRE, CEFAS, Presenter
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Morpho-functional insights into Sparicotyle chrysophrii: the Mediterranean aquaculture scourge (7128)
ESTENSORO, ITZIAR, INSTITUTO DE ACUICULTURA TORRE LA SAL, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS, Presenter
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Effect of Simulated Gastric Conditions on Yersinia ruckeri Survival and Host-Pathogen Interaction with Salmonid Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro (7092)
HERATH, THARANGANI, HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSTITY, Presenter
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15:15 Viral Nervous Necrosis in Sparus aurata: results from long term infection (7195)
BERTO, PAOLA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO DELLE VENEZIE, Presenter
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Identifying resistance genes responsible for natural protection against a fish parasite in zebrafish (6719)
JØRGENSEN, LOUISE VON GERSDORFF, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, Presenter
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Clinical and histopathological findings in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) infected with a novel species of Piscirickettsia (7047)
RODGER, HAMISH, PATOGEN AS, Presenter
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15:30 Detection of Nnv Persistent Infection in Greater Amberjack Broodstock Gonad Shows a Sex-dependent Immune Response (7074)
CHAVES-POZO, ELENA, COMU-IEO, CSIC, Presenter
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Bloody Intruders: Gill Histopathology Caused by Aporocotyle Spinosicanalis Eggs in Merluccius Merluccius from the Catalan Coast (Nw Mediterranean) (7015)
MUNS PUJADAS, LAURA, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA, Presenter
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Designing nanoformulations for the delivery of peptidase-sensitive antimicrobial against fish bacterial infections (7318)
MLADINEO, IVONA, IMAS, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, Presenter
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15:45 Detection of Acipenserid Herpesvirus type 2 (AciHV-2) in Italian Sturgeon Farms (7182)
BIASINI, LORENA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE, Presenter
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Transcriptome of ranched Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, reveals a localised and systemic immune response during Cardicola forsteri (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) infection (7027)
WIDDICOMBE, MAREE, RMIT UNIVERSITY, Presenter See all Authors
Ultrastructural insights into a Candidatus Parilichlamydia sp. infection of gill goblet cells in Greater amberjack (7108)
CASCARANO, MARIA CHIARA, UNIVERSITY OF CRETE, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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16:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing & Group Photo
Theme: Viral diseases III
(Chairs: Anna Toffan, Alexandra Kouznetsova)
Room: FESTOS
Workshop: EU Projects Cure4Aqua and IGNITION – Results and Innovations
Room: MINOAS
16:30 – 18:15
Theme: Bacterial diseases III
(Chairs: Andrew Desbois, Eva Karageorgou)
Room: ARIADNI
16:30 How does 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC) affect the viral replication and the immune response of zebrafish larvae infected with enveloped (TiLV and SVCV) and non-enveloped (NNV) viruses? (7117)
STARZYK, JUSTYNA, DEPARTMENT OF EVOLUTIONARY IMMUNOLOGY, IZBR, FACULTY OF BIOLOGY; DSENS, JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKOW, POLAND, Presenter
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Organizers: Ivona Mladineo, Benjamin Costas

Maria Isabel Bandin Matos (USC, Spain – Protecting sole in the hatchery against Nervous necrosis virus

Pantelis Katharios (HCMR, Greece) – Shaping the microbiome of fish larvae  with phage therapy and probiotics

Mikolaj Adamek (TiHO, Germany) – Testing of epithelial or environmental samples for intravital evaluation of fish health status

Marina Machado (CIIMAR, Portugal) – The power of halophytes: in vitro immunomodulatory effects and antibacterial activities

Ana do Vale (i3S, Portugal) – Harnessing OMVs from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida to develop fish vaccines

Cláudia Magalhães (SPAROS, Portugal) – Towards precision aquaculture: Integrating multiomic biomarkers for fish health monitoring through biosensors

Insights into Aeromonas veronii in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): A clinical and molecular perspective from Greece (6946)
PAGONIS, CHARALAMBOS, IRIDA S.A., Presenter
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16:45 Characterization of new viruses isolated from sea bass fingerlings showing atypical clinical signs (6931)
LOUBOUTIN, LENAIG, ANSES LABORATOIRE DE PLOUFRAGAN PLOUZANÉ NIORT UNITÉ VIMEP, Presenter
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Histology-guided RNA‑seq: deciphering the cutaneous landscape of turbot furunculosis (7124)
SOUTO GUITIÁN, XOEL, UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Presenter
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17:00 Illumination of anguillid herpesvirus 1 transmission reveals the importance of host developmental stage and social interactions (7072)
VANDERPLASSCHEN, ALAIN, UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE, Presenter
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Temporal sampling of rainbow trout fry for characterizing Flavobacterium psychrophilum dynamics in a Recirculating Aquaculture System (7347)
DONATI, VALENTINA LAURA, SECTION FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH DISEASES, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK, DENMARK, Presenter
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17:15 Establishment of a New Endothelial Cell Line of Japanese Eel and Its Application to the Investigation of Temperature Preference of Japanese Eel Endothelial Cells-Infecting Virus (6983)
UMEDA, KOUSUKE, JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY, Presenter
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In vivo transcriptomics reveals the important role of iron acquisition systems and secreted proteins in the virulence of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum (6975)
ROCHAT, TATIANA, INRAE, Presenter
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17:30 Carp edema virus infection leads to systemic dysbiosis in common carp (7116)
ZAWISZA, MARIA, DEPARTMENT OF EVOLUTIONARY IMMUNOLOGY, IZBR, FACULTY OF BIOLOGY; DSENS, JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKOW, POLAND, Presenter
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Diversity of Tenacibaculum species from Atlantic salmon from selected fish farms on the West coast of Norway (7301)
LAMKHANNAT, MUSTAPHA, NMBU, Presenter
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17:45 Comparative CyHV-3 susceptibility evaluation in invasive Asian carp species using new cell lines (7360)
LAMICHHANE, SANTOSH, FISH PATHOBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY, COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI, USA, Presenter
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Investigations of interspecific horizontal transmission of Tenacibaculosis induced by Tenacibaculum maritimum from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) to Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch W.) and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha W.) (7087)
NOWLAN, JOSEPH, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH/VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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18:00 Virus free offspring obtained from infected parents – can this be possible? (7191)
BERGMANN, SVEN M., CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Presenter
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Transcriptomic and proteomic insights into tenacibaculum maritimum adaptation to iron depletion under in vivo-like conditions (7253)
MAI, THAO, MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Presenter
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18:15 Marker Candidates and Reverse Genetic Approaches in Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Ie Genotype (6256)
ALBAYRAK, HARUN, ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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First report of Lactococcosis by Lactococcus garvieae in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) (7179)
CORTINOVIS, LUANA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE, Presenter
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18:30 Tilapia lake virus in the pathophysiological aspects: The impact of the infection on hematological and cardiac functions (6266)
LERTWANAKARN, TUCHAKORN, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY, FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, KASETSART UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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Inflammatory and immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) challenged with Lactococcus garvieae: observations in selected lines (7334)
VOLPATTI, DONATELLA, DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AGROALIMENTARI, AMBIENTALI E ANIMALI (DI4A), UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE, ITALY, Presenter
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18:45 Day 1 Close and Reception at Conference site

Tuesday 2/9

08:30 Registration
09:00 Eric Stabb
KEYNOTE TALK: The symbiosis between Vibrio fischeri and the Hawaiian bobtail squid as a model aquatic infection
Room KNOSSOS
Theme: Diagnostics I
(Chair: Louise von Gersdorff Jorgensen)
Room: FESTOS
PKD Workshop: Harnessing new knowledge to develop sustainable disease management strategies for aquaculture
Room: MINOAS
10:15 – 11:45
Workshop : Emerging disease in wild shellfish populations
Room: ARIADNI
10:15 – 11:45
10:00 Circulating MicroRNAs: Indicators of immune response of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (7372)
SARROPOULOU, ELENA, IMBBC, Presenter
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Organizers:

Oliver Robinson (British Trout Association)
Janina Costa (Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre)
Andre Van (Kames Fish Farming Ltd)
Hanna Hartikainen (University of Nottingham)
Jason Holland (University of Aberdeen)

Oliver Robinson (British Trout Association) and

Lynsey Muir (Sustainable Aquaculture and Innovation Centre)

Welcome and introducing session facilitator, Dr Hamish Rodger (PatoGen UK)

&

PKD occurrence, impacts, and research priorities (UK farmers perspective)

Andre Van (Kames Fish Farming Ltd, Scotland)

Industry challenges- Perspectives from UK and US standpoint

Heike Schmidt-Posthaus (University of Bern, Switzerland)

Framing current impacts of PKD on wild fish populations in Europe: Research priorities to help improve wild fisheries management.

Hanna Hartikainen (University of Nottingham) & HeikeSchmidt-Posthaus

Environmental DNA monitoring across the PKD parasite life cycle

Stephen Atkinson & Sascha Hallet (Oregon State University, USA)

Disease dynamics and parasite transmission in North American hosts

Jason Holland (University of Aberdeen) & Astrid Holzer (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. Austria)

New developments in understanding fish-parasite interactions: links to antigen discovery and development of vaccine and diagnostic approaches

Organizers:

Prof. Francesca Carella, (University of Naples Federico II)

Dr. Isabelle Arzul and Lydie Canier (EURL for Molluscs Diseases · European Union Reference Laboratory)

Carella Francesca, (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Approaching the study of disease in wild bivalve

populations: the case of the mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis (7104)

Jose Rafael García-March,

(IMEDMAR-UCV Institute. Universidad Católica de Valencia, Spain)

The EU Life Projects on the mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis: a cumulative effort of marine pathologists, ecologists and geneticists to foster long-term conservation (7126)

Dusan Palic (LMU, Germany)

Introducing aquatic animal veterinary biosecurity practices in marine conservation actions: case of Noble Pen Shell (Pinna nobilis) (7101)

Isabel Arzul (Ifremer, France)

Investigation of mortality events affecting Mimachlamys varia in France (7029)

Eva Lewisch (University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria)

The endangered freshwater mussel Unio crassus: an overwiew and investigation of a mortality event (7211)

10:15 Genomic Characterization of Marine Vibrio Species for the Development of Novel Diagnostic Tools (7021)
CHEVIGNON, GERMAIN, IFREMER, Presenter
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10:30 Molecular serotyping of Vibrio harveyi: unveiling its genetic variability (7073)
GONZÁLEZ MARTÍN, DANIEL, EXOPOL S.L., Presenter
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10:45 Stick It to Lactococcus: Development of a Point-of-Care Diagnostic Assay for Piscine Lactococcosis (7364)
SHAHIN, KHALID, PHARMAQ ANALYTIQ, Presenter
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11:00 Implementation of a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Driven Duplex Lateral Flow Diagnostic Kit for Concurrent Detecting Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus and Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus: A Comparative Analysis of RPA and PCR Methods (6221)
TAMER, CÜNEYT, ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNİVERSİTY, VETERINARY FACULTY, TÜRKİYE, Presenter
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11:15 Validation of multi-target high-throughput qPCR for pathogen detection in salmonids (7114)
SØRENSEN, JULIANE, DTU AQUA, Presenter
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11:30 Potential of eDNA approaches for the monitoring of marine bivalve parasites: example of the ROME project (7035)
ARZUL, ISABELLE, IFREMER, Presenter
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11:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing
Theme: Diagnostics II
(Chairs: Paul Midtlyng, Stephanie Linehan)
Room: FESTOS
Workshop: Intracellular Pathogens
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Bivalves and Crustacean Diseases I
(Chairs: Lone Madsen, Harriet Birikorang)
Room: ARIADNI
12:15 A Chip Tool for Non-invasive Detection of Disease-causing Organisms in Danish Fish Aquaculture (6944)
MARANA, MOONIKA, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, Presenter
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Organizers:

Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)
Francesc Padrós (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)


Welcome by P. Katharios and F. Padrós

Dr. Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)

Intracellular bacteria in fish diseases: a general overview and a particular focus love-hate story between bacteria and host cells

Dr. Hamish Roger (PATOGEN AS)

Piscirickettsia salmonis and related species: what we know and what is new in Europe

Dr. Francesc (Sito) Padros (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

RLO, midichlorians and other Star Wars stuff in red mark and other skin syndromes

Dr. Maria Chiara Cascarano,(HCMR)

Epitheliocystis in a nutshell: all you wanted to know

Round table discussion

A single-nuclei atlas of whole Pacific oysters in response to OsHV-1 infection (7107)
DEWARI, POORAN, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, Presenter
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12:30 Beyond the stain: investigating Ziehl-Neelsen negative granulomas in fish and human skin using molecular diagnostics (7122)
ANTUOFERMO, ELISABETTA, DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI, SASSARI, ITALY, Presenter
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Pacific oyster explants provide new controlled model to study OsHV-1 replication (7203)
DOTTO-MAUREL, AURÉLIE, IFREMER, Presenter
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12:45 Highlighting gill pathology – Better visualisation of an often complex picture (7333)
MOEN HANSEN, KRISTOFFER, PATOGEN AS, Presenter
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A new draft genome of the protozoan parasite Bonamia ostreae, a major pathogen of the flat oyster Ostrea edulis. (7055)
CHEVIGNON, GERMAIN, IFREMER, Presenter
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13:00 3D Histopathology: Advancing Disease Detection in Aquaculture Through Tissue Clearing, Whole-fish Imaging and AI (7384)
LANGEVIN, CHRISTELLE, UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SACLAY, INRAE, Presenter
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Immune response of Mytilus sp. challenged with low-virulence and high-virulence isolates of Francisella halioticida (7230)
BOURAS, HELENE, UNIVERSITY OF CAEN NORMANDY, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND ORGANISMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (MERSEA), ESPLANADE DE LA PAIX, 14032 CAEN, FRA, Presenter
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13:15 Camera-based reading of group ID with estimation of individual fish outcomes; an innovation for field trials in large-scale salmon net pens (7129)
MIDTLYNG, PAUL J., AQUAMEDIC AS, Presenter
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Investigating the dynamics of parasites infecting Magallana gigas and closely associated invertebrates dominating oyster beds in the Gulf of Biscay (7152)
URRUTIA, ANDER, IFREMER, Presenter
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13:30 Molecular Testing in Aquaculture: How to solve common and complex issues with microfluidic genomics
Presenter: Roberto Spada, Standard BioTools, Inc.
Room: FESTOS
13:30 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing
Theme: Immunology I
(Chairs: Carla Piazzon, Jiri Kyslik)
Room: FESTOS
Theme: Salmonid viral diseases I
(Chair: Rodger Hamish, Alexander Figenschou)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Bivalves and Crustacean Diseases II
(Chairs: Isabelle Arzul, Simone Pisano)
Room: ARIADNI
14:30 Why aquaculture needs immunology (7335)
WIEGERTJES, GEERT, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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ISA disease management – a holistic approach using surveillance and epidemiological assessment (7213)
PATEL, SONAL, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSITUTE, Presenter
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Cockle health in the UK: a case study for the implementation of holistic investigative approaches to explain complex mortalities and long-term population declines (7202)
TIDY, ANNA, CENTRE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE, Presenter
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14:45 Testis during viral infections in common carp – not so immune privileged? (7366)
ADAMEK, MIKOLAJ, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER, Presenter
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Analysis of virus replication and host responses induced following infection with different doses of heart homogenate (7252)
GAMIL, AMR, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
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Ecological, genomic and virulence insights into Vibrio aestuarianus cardii: A pathogen of cockles (7100)
HERNÁNDEZ-CABANYERO, CARLA, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER, CNRS, IFREMER, UPVD, Presenter
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15:00 Effects of glucocorticoid receptor activation on gene expression and antiviral responses in Atlantic salmon red blood cells (7058)
TSOULIA, THOMAIS, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE; UIT THE ARCTIC UNIVERSITY OF NORWAY, Presenter
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Quantification of myocardial inflammation in salmon hearts using a machine learning model (7305)
LIE, KAI-INGE, PHARMAQ ANALYTIQ AS, Presenter
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Genomic and morphological characterisation of a novel iridovirus associated with cockle mortalitie (7063)
HOOPER, CHANTELLE, THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE, Presenter
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15:15 Vaccination modality and injection site influence the immune response and protection against sea lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (7290)
GISLEFOSS, ELISABETH, NMBU, Presenter
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Salmonid alphaviruses undergo genomic recombination at high frequencies during infection (7316)
MARKUSSEN, TURHAN, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
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Hematodinium perezi detection in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and its seasonal prevalence in northern Adriatic lagoons (7263)
PRETTO, TOBIA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE, LEGNARO, ITALY, Presenter
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15:30 Development of New Vaccines Against T. finnmarkense in Salmon in Norway (7174)
SETERNES, TORE, UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ, Presenter
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Infection with SAV2 and SAV3 results in differences in viral loads, pancreas disease progression, and growth impact – what are the mechanisms behind the differences? (7270)
KROPP, FABIAN, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
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Advanced computing and camera technology-based AI-powered probe for the real-time detection of shrimp diseases (7106)
UTHAMAN, SHYAM KOKKATTUNIVARTHIL, DENMARK TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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15:45 Cross-reactivity of a monoclonal antibody against CD4-2 in ginbuna crucian carp with lymphocytes from other cyprinids: common carp, grass carp and zebrafish (7004)
GOTO, TERUMI, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Presenter
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Dietary EPA and DHA boost viral disease resistance in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) (7216)
GU, JINNI, BIOMAR AS, Presenter
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Filling the gap: Starting to decrypt the genetic diversity of Aphanomyces astaci in Switzerland (7061)
JEMMI, ELIANE, UNI BERN FIWI, Presenter
See all Authors
16:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing
Theme: Immunology II
(Chairs: Geert Wiegertjes, Amrizal Fino Haniswita)
Room: FESTOS
Theme: Salmonid viral diseases II
(Chairs: Avendaño Herrera Ruben, Anna Luiza Farias Alencar)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Climate Change
(Chairs: Droubogiannis Stavros)
Room: ARIADNI
14:30 – 16:00
16:30 Ancient Expansion of Teleost Fc Receptor-Like Genes Diversifies Antibody Effector Functions in Early Vertebrates (7196)
KYSLÍK, JIŘÍ, INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, BIOLOGY CENTRE CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, CZECHIA, Presenter
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Creating a primary cell platform from CRISPR/Cas edited Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) alevin tissue (6903)
FLOREA, ALEXANDRA, THE ROSLIN INSTITUTE, Presenter
See all Authors
Dams and reservoirs trigger temperature-dependent disease (7232)
VASEMÄGI, ANTI, SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, Presenter
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16:45 In silico characterization of the T cell receptor beta genes and locus structure in gilthead seabream (6928)
PIAZZON, CARLA, IATS, CSIC, Presenter
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Cross-national genomic surveillance of viral pathogens to support disease control in Atlantic salmon aquaculture (7014)
KNIGHT, BERTIE, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, Presenter
See all Authors
Global Warming and Aquatic Vulnerability: Salmonid Mortality as an Indicator of Climate Stress (7142)
AXÉN, CHARLOTTE, SWEDISH VETERINARY AGENCY, Presenter
See all Authors
17:00 Role of European sea bass proteins in the course of betanodavirus infections (6942)
MORENO, PATRICIA, UNIVERSITY OF MALAGA, Presenter
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Holding Back the Tide of Aquatic Pathogens: How Virus Genomics Can Protect the Aquaculture Industry (7255)
ZHAO, MINGLI, ROYAL VETERINARY, UK COLLEGE, Presenter
See all Authors
Changing Waters, Changing Parasites: Temperature-driven Shifts in Myxozoan Life Cycles (7049)
SCHWEGLER, HELLA L., FISH HEALTH DIVISION, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, VETERINÄRPLATZ 1, 1210 VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Presenter
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17:15 In cold water: impacts of acute cold-stress and Vibrio harveyi challenge on the microRNA and mRNA response of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (6892)
SULLIVAN, ROISIN, SCHOOL OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, CAMDEN, NSW, AUSTRALIA, Presenter
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Italian IHNV low and highly pathogenic to rainbow trout displays different infection strategies (7178)
MARSELLA, ANDREA, IZSVE, Presenter
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Impact of global warming on host/pathogen interactions in a Novirhabdovirus / Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) model (7057)
GOURHANNIC, ELISE, INRAE, Presenter
See all Authors
17:30 Cell classification and characterization of gill-epithelial antigen sampling cell population based on gene expression patterns in rainbow trout (6917)
SAITO, NAGISA, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Presenter
See all Authors
Occurrence of Persistence of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus in Rainbow Trout Surviving in Experimental Infection (7115)
VERGEL, JOSEPH CARLO, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, Presenter
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Clinical presentation and pathological effects of a hydrozoan bloom on farmed atlantic salmon (7239)
MADARO, ANGELICO, INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
See all Authors
17:45 Atlantic salmon trim25 is virus-inducible and protects Salmon Head Kidney cells from ISAV infection (6857)
STEWART, ROB, THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, Presenter
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Diverse lineages of Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) in Icelandic salmonids (7154)
DE LA CÁMARA, MARINA, INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY AT KELDUR, Presenter
See all Authors
18:00 Toll-like receptor 3 function in a chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha salmonid cell line (6371)
COLLET, BERTRAND, INRAE, Presenter
See all Authors
Experimental infection of rainbow trout with Piscine orthoreovirus 2 (PRV-2) (7119)
VENDRAMIN, NICCOLÓ, DTU AQUA, Presenter
See all Authors
18:15 Day 2 Close

Wednesday 3/9

08:30 Registration
09:00 Nikos Papandroulakis
KEYNOTE TALK: Mediterranean Aquaculture in a New Era of Challenges Digital Transformation and Precision Fish Farming (7540)
Room: KNOSSOS
Theme: Vaccines I
(Chairs: Tomas Korytar, Andre Giovanni)
Room: FESTOS
Workshop: Nodavirus in wild fish
Room: MINOAS
10:15 – 11:45
Theme: Immunostimulants, Prebiotics and Probiotics
(Chairs: Elena Gkolomazou, Alexander Dindial)
Room: ARIADNI
10:00 Bioengineered outer membrane vesicles as a platform for producing multivalent fish vaccines (7010)
LOUREIRO, INÊS, I3S – INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH, Presenter
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Organizers:

Dr. Anna Toffan (IZSVe)

Dr. Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)

 

Mylonas C. (HCMR, IMBBC, Heraklion, Greece)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) reproductive biology

Volpe E.: (University of Bologna, Cesenatico (FC), Italy)

VNN mortality outbreaks in Northern Mediterranean groupers

Zrnčić S.: (Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia)

VNN mortality in Adriatic Sea

Toffan A. (WOAH Reference Laboratory for Viral Encephalo-retinopathy, IZSVe, Legnaro (PD), Italy)

Wild fish VNN mortality in Italy and Greece in 2024

Katharios P. (HCMR, IMBBC, Heraklion, Greece)

Tracking Grouper mortality through citizen engagement in coastal Greece

Plenary discussion

Dietary administration of the host defense peptide piscidin 1 modulates immunity and improve fillet quality in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) (6896)
MARIN-PARRA, CLAUDIA, UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA, Presenter
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10:15 Subunit vaccine development for prevention of Tenacibaculosis in Atlantic salmon (7269)
KARSLEN, CHRISTIAN, NOFIMA AS, NORWAY, Presenter
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Dietary administration of Shewanella putrefaciens Pdp11 extracts modulates gene expression of RGNNV-infected European sea bass (6992)
GARCIA-ROSADO, ESTHER, UNIVERSITY OF MALAGA, Presenter
See all Authors
10:30 A Method for Developing a pH-Responsive Chitosan–Alginate Encapsulated Oral Vaccine Against Streptococcus iniae in Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (7267)
TRAN, LAM, SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, Presenter
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Effects of Torenia concolor on immune regulation and resistance to megalocytivirus in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (7151)
LIN, ZHE-LI, INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES SCIENCE, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, TAIPEI 10617, TAIWAN, Presenter
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10:45 Development of oral vaccines for aquaculture using spore-display technology (7236)
SERRA, CLAUDIA, CIIMAR-UP, Presenter
See all Authors
Extracellular vesicles secreted by Pediococcus pentosaceus exhibited the resistance to megalocytivirus in barramundi kidney cell line (7137)
GUO, YI-TING, INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES SCIENCE, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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11:00 Development of an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine against infectious salmon anemia (7002)
DAHL, LARS OLE, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
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Dietary Supplementation with Euglena gracilis Enhances Mucosal Immune Responses in Fish (7348)
SARAIVA, MARCIA, CIIMAR, Presenter
See all Authors
11:15 Increasing the immunogenicity of a salmon louse labial gland protein in a DNA vaccine (6953)
NELSON, PATRICK ALEXANDER, UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, Presenter
See all Authors
Evaluating the Dietary Inclusion of a Thymol-based Blend to Modulate Resistance and Survival Against Yersinia Ruckeri in Rainbow Trout (7436)
SABBADIN ZANUZZO, FABIO, ONDA, Presenter
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11:30 Barley as a production platform for oral vaccines in sustainable fish aquaculture (7370)
KORYTAR, TOMAS, BIOLOGY CENTRE CAS, Presenter
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The effects of oral Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus supplement on the pharmacokinetics of florfenicol in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): implications on reduced therapeutic efficacy (6927)
CHOU, CHI-CHUNG, NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY, Presenter
See all Authors
11:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing
Theme: Vaccines II
(Chairs: Jason Holland, Emily Churchman)
Room: FESTOS
Theme: Sea lice
(Chairs: Aine-Catherine Overgard, Nanna Kristine Ringstad)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Genomic Approaches to Fish Pathology
(Chairs: Gema Alama-Bermejo, Natascha Bartsch)
Room: ARIADNI
12:15 Efficacy of an autogenous vaccine against Tenacibaculum maritimum in European Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (7206)
ZUPIČIĆ, IVANA GIOVANNA, CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, CROATIA, Presenter
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Prime-boost vaccination with recombinant lice antigens confers protection against experimental Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) (7249)
GADAN, KOESTAN, NMBU, Presenter
See all Authors
Comparative -omic analysis of haem metabolism in haem-exploiting parasites (7226)
RIERA-FERRER, ENRIQUE, FISH HEALTH DIVISION, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Presenter
See all Authors
12:30 Oral delivery of bioencapsulated virus-like particles confers effective protection against nervous necrosis virus in farmed fish (6918)
PRABAKARAN, MOOKKAN, TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY, 1 RESEARCH LINK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE 117604, Presenter
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Investigation of proteins identified in the secretory and excretory products (SEPs) of the infectious copepodid stage of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (7244)
DINDIAL, ALEXANDER, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
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Single-nuclei RNA Sequencing Reveals the Underpinnings of the Variation in Sea Lice Resistance Among Host Salmonid Species (7365)
SALISBURY, SARAH J, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, Presenter
See all Authors
12:45 Efficacy of Different Vaccine Administration Strategies Against North American and European Genotypes of Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus (Isav) in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar L.) (7344)
LUNHEIM, ANE SANDTRØ, ZOETIS, Presenter
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Shedding light on the frontal filament structure and composition of Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis (7023)
COMORGE, VIRGINIE, UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, Presenter
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Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Genomic Characteristics of the Croatian Tenacibaculum maritimum Strains (7173)
GRBIN, DOROTEA, CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
See all Authors
13:00 Introducing Vaccines to New Markets (7141)
SRAJAN, BINOY, PHARMAQ AS, Presenter
See all Authors
Evaluating the Immune Response of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Coinfected with Viral (Piscine orthoreovirus and Piscine myocarditis virus) and Parasitic Pathogens (Sea Lice – Lepeoptheirus salmonis) (7434)
SABBADIN ZANUZZO, FABIO, ONDA, Presenter
See all Authors
Genomic characterization of Salmon Gill Pox virus in Iceland (7234)
SIGURÐARDÓTTIR, HEIÐA, INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY AT KELDUR, Presenter
See all Authors
13:15 Antiviral protection in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea (Magallana) gigas against OsHV-1 infection using UV-inactivated virus (6967)
MORGA, BENJAMIN, IFREMER, Presenter
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Temporal changes in the microbiome of Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis): Detection of potential salmonid pathogens (7102)
KLIMESOVA, BELA, ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Presenter
See all Authors
In silico analyses of the Phocoenobacter atlanticus subspecies atlanticus subsp. nov. genome- insight into virulence factors (7171)
ELLUL, REBECCA, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, NORWAY, Presenter
See all Authors
13:30 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing
Theme: Vaccines III
(Chairs: Adamek Mikolaj, Hara Tselepidaki)
Room: FESTOS
Workshop: Mediterranean Fish Health
Room: MINOAS
14:30 – 16:00
Theme: Aquatic Animal Epidemiology
(Chairs: Bang Jensen, Sollien Gåsnes Siri)
Room: ARIADNI
14:30 Field safety and efficacy of a new Moritella viscosa vaccine for Atlantic salmon tested in large scale GCP field studies in Norway (7044)
GAUSDAL TINGBØ, MONICA, PHARMAQ PART OF ZOETIS, Presenter
See all Authors

Organizers:

Snježana Zrnčić (Croatian Veterinary Institute)

Francesc Padrós (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)
Alain Le Breton (Vet’Eau)
Anna Toffan (IZSVe)

Niccolò Vendramin (DTU-Aqua & Andrea Marsella, IZSVe)

Overview of Infectious Health Challenges in Mediterranean Aquaculture –

Luana Cortinovis  (IZSVe)

Lactococcosis in Mediterranean finfish mariculture

Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)

A genomic look at Aeromonas veronii in the Mediterranean

Alain LeBreton (Vet’Eau)

Autogenous vaccines application in Mediterranean Aquaculture: Challenges and opportunities

Marco Galleoti (UNIUD)

MARINET Progressive Web Application (PWA) – Innovative tools for risk management

Maurice Glucksman (UCL Centre for advanced spatial analysis, THALASSA Limited)

Using Digital Twins to Prioritise Adoption of Innovations in Mediterranean Fish Farms

“Live voting” based on survey results, highlighting key topics related to disease and biosecurity that were raised during the SIPI-EAFP meeting in Cesenatico, 2024.

Discussion

How to define epidemiological areas for surveillance of notifiable mollusc diseases – an example from Denmark (7359)
BANG JENSEN, BRITT, DTU AQUA, Presenter
See all Authors
14:45 Yersinia ruckeri IN CANADA: ISOLATE CHARACTERIZATION, VACCINE SAFETY AND CHALLENGE STUDIES (6935)
SANDTRØ ANE, ZOETIS CANADA, Presenter
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Gill Microbiome as a Sentinel for Wild Fish Health and Pathogen Surveillance Across Marine Ecosystems (7184)
MORICK, DANNY, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA, Presenter
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15:00 Serotyping of Norwegian and Scottish Yersinia ruckeri strains – antibody-based methods for O-serotyping (7053)
GAUSDAL TINGBØ, MONICA, PHARMAQ PART OF ZOETIS, Presenter
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Common issues in reporting parasitic diseases in farmed fish (6283)
NOWAK, BARBARA, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, Presenter
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15:15 Experience with the use of a live attenuated vaccine against SRS (6943)
KARLSEN, MARIUS, PHARMAQ, Presenter
See all Authors
A retrospective study of adverse welfare effects of handling farmed salmonids when treated for ectoparasites at sea evaluated by a Delphi panel (7357)
BLEIE, HOGNE, MALLARD AS, Presenter
See all Authors
15:30 Enhancing Immune Protection in Threadfin Fish: A Recombinant Subunit C5a Peptidase Vaccine Combining Formalin-Killed Streptococcus iniae Cells (6930)
GIOVANNI, ANDRE, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OF ORNAMENTAL FISH TECHNOLOGY AND AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, NPUST, PINGTUNG TAIWAN, Presenter
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Evaluating the performance of the surveillance for pancreas disease in Norwegian salmonid farming (6820)
OLIVEIRA, VICTOR H. S., NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
See all Authors
15:45 Epidemiological Monitoring of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus in Rainbow Trout Fry and Broodstock in a Facility for 5 Years (7096)
SU THIN, CHAW, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TOKYO, JAPAN, Presenter
See all Authors
16:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing
Theme: Parasitic Diseases
(Chairs: Ariadna Sitja Bobadilla, Graciela Colunga)
Room: FESTOS
Theme: Gill Diseases
(Chairs: Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Maria Chiara Cascarano)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Nutrition and Fish Health
(Chair: Stavros Droubogiannis)
Room: ARIADNI
16:30 Distribution and abundance of fish parasites in environmental water samples before a major river restoration event (7367)
ATKINSON, STEPHEN, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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Gene expression in the gills of freshwater Atlantic salmon affected by epitheliocystis (6855)
NOWAK, BARBARA, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, Presenter
See all Authors
Revolutionizing Farmed Fish Health Surveillance with non-invasive Multiomics Biomarkers (7346)
RAPOSO DE MAGALHÃES, CLÁUDIA, SPAROS, LDA/RIASEARCH, LDA, Presenter
See all Authors
16:45 Myxobolus cerebralis discovered in cartilage of ribs in wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and brown trout Salmo trutta in Norway (7059)
ERKINHARJU, TONI, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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Effects of particle load in recirculating aquaculture systems on Atlantic salmon health (7243)
POWELL, MARK, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS/RESURGAM CONSULTING AND MEDIA, Presenter
See all Authors
Role of methionine supplementation in immune modulation and resistance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to Salmon Louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) (7164)
VAZ, MARIANA, CENTRO INTERDISIPLINAR DE INVESTIGAÇÃO MARINHA E AMBIENTAL (CIIMAR), UNIVERSITY OF PORTO, PORTUGAL, Presenter
See all Authors
17:00 Fighting Gill Polyopisthocotyleans in Gilthead Seabream (Sparus Aurata): Screening Pharmacological, Phytogenics and Essential Oils for Candidate Treatments (7304)
LEÓN, ANA M., IATS-CSIC, Presenter
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The impact of louse barriers on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gill health (7042)
SUTTON, JADE, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, Presenter
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Time-dependent effects of dietary methionine supplementation on immune status and antioxidant defenses in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (7138)
CARVALHO, INÊS, CIIMAR/ICBAS, Presenter
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17:15 In vivo evaluation of a diet enriched with plant-based essential oils against Sparicotyle chrysophrii (7283)
PIROLLO, TERESA, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, Presenter
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Assessment of gill health in exposed aquaculture (7331)
SEEM, JULIE, NORDLAKS HAVBRUK AS, Presenter
See all Authors
Effects of a fucoidan-containing functional feed on immune response of Atlantic salmon challenged with Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi (7168)
IMARAI, MONICA, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Presenter
See all Authors
17:30 Exploring the antiparasitic potential of black soldier fly (BSFL)-based preparations for the treatment of Gyrodactylus turnbulli, a monogenean parasite (7188)
ARUNJYOTHI, JAWAJI, BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV, Presenter
See all Authors
String Jellyfish Apolemia spp. (Most Likely A. uvaria) Causes Serious Tissue Damage in Farmed Fish (7155)
ALARCÓN, MARTA, PHARMAQ ANALYTIQ, Presenter
See all Authors
Development of good practice guidelines for on-farm production of antibiotic-coated feed in aquaculture (7031)
SÉGOLÈNE, CALVEZ, ONIRIS, INRAE, BIOEPAR, 44300 NANTES, FRANCE, Presenter
See all Authors
17:45 Fundamental research toward the development of control measures against trematode whirling disease in marine fish (7120)
TAKEUCHI, DAIKI, AQUACULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KINDAI UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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In vivo challenges with Apolemia sp. and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (6978)
RODGER, HAMISH, PATOGEN AS, Presenter
See all Authors
Multiple regulatory mechanisms of a dietary phytobiotic additive to support fish skin health (6961)
CHEN, I-TUNG, ADISSEO FRANCE SAS, Presenter
See all Authors
18:00 Biocontrol strategy to reduce skin fluke infections by targeting the parasite’s pre-infection stages (6929)
SHIRAKASHI, SHO, KINDAI UNIVERSITY, Presenter
See all Authors
Treatment Strategies for Nodular Gill Disease: Insights from Swiss Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Aquaculture (6979)
VANNETTI, STEFANIA, INSTITUTE FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PATHOBIOLOGY, VETSUISSE FACULTY, UNIVERSITY BERN, Presenter
See all Authors
Written in kidney stones: The effect of diet and carbon dioxide on nephrocalcinosis development (6695)
MULLINS, JULIA, SKRETTING AQUACULTURE INNOVATION, Presenter
See all Authors
18:15 Zoonotic trematodes in cyprinids from lakes in the Berlin area, Germany (7153)
KNOPF, KLAUS, LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES, Presenter
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Emergence of serotype III in Miamiensis avidus: molecular identification and virulence in olive flounder (7297)
JUNG SUNG-JU
See all Authors
Soaking up the sun: Vitamin D3 production in Atlantic salmon (6696)
MULLINS, JULIA, SKRETTING AQUACULTURE INNOVATION, Presenter
See all Authors
18:30 Day 3 Close

Thursday 4/9

8:30 Registration
09:00 Sandrine Baron
KEYNOTE TALK: Antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environment and freshwater fishfarm
Room KNOSSOS
Workshop: WS- EURCAW-Aqua
Room: FESTOS
10:15 – 11:45
Theme: Antimicrobial Resistance
(Chairs: George Rigos, Adriana Triga)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Myxozoa I
(Chairs: Jerri Bartholomew, Bhattacharya Deepam)
Room: ARIADNI
10:00

Organizers:

Michail Pavlidis, coordinator, (University of Crete)

Ivona Mladineo, (Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences)

Frances Padros Bover, (Universita Autonoma de Barcelona)

Athanasios Samaras (University of Crete)

Towards the development of a welfare assessment scheme for European sea bass (7094)

Tereza Křesalová (Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences)

Following the carp clause: Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) welfare status in the Czech Republic and Germany within the EU regulatory framework (6868)

Interactive Discussion

Bacteriophage-based prophylactic measures against Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout: effects on the pathogen and in the host (7309)
CIALINI, CHIARA, SECTION FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH DISEASES, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK, Presenter
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Walking a fine line: comparative time-series transcriptomics of low virulence Ceratonova shasta genotype 0 in sympatric and allopatric rainbow trout (7172)
ALAMA BERMEJO, GEMA, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, Presenter
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10:15 Vibrio parahaemolyticus – A vehicle for the spread of hidden carbapenemase resistance plasmids to enterobacteria? (7022)
HAMMERL, JENS ANDRE, GERMAN FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT, Presenter
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Intron-exon dynamics and splicing mechanisms in myxozoa: insights from long-read sequencing (6907)
HUCHON, DOROTHEE, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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10:30 Molecular Trade-offs of Phage Resistance in Vibrio harveyi: Insights from transcriptomic profiling (7000)
DROUBOGIANNIS, STAVROS, BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CRETE, Presenter
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Rapid evolution and lineage-specific gene gain in myxozoans: The genome of the blood parasite Sphaerospora molnari (7200)
HOLZER, ASTRID S., FISH HEALTH DIVISION, DEPARTMENT FOR FARM ANIMALS AND FOOD SYSTEM SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, AUSTRIA, Presenter
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10:45 Antibiotic-Driven Evolution and Fitness Trade-Offs in Vibrio harveyi (6938)
TRIGA, ADRIANA, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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Heme biosynthesis and hemoglobin degradation in the myxozoan parasite Sphaerospora molnari (7110)
BARTOŠOVÁ-SOJKOVÁ, PAVLA, INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, BIOLOGY CENTRE, CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC, Presenter
See all Authors
11:00 Antimicrobial Use in Aquatic Animals: Results from the 9th Round of WOAH’s Global Data Collection (6870)
MATEO, DANTE, WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH, Presenter
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Enteromyxum in the spotlight: decoding pathogenesis, resistance, and control (7302)
SITJÀ-BOBADILLA, ARIADNA, IATS-CSIC, Presenter
See all Authors
11:15 Implementation of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in farmed aquatic animals: The UK example. (6295)
PAPADOPOULOU, ATHINA, CEFAS, Presenter
See all Authors
Unveiling the Life Cycle of P. pseudobranchicola: Insights from the ParviLife Project (7336)
ERLINGSDÓTTIR, ÁSTHILDUR, INST. FOR EXP. PATHOLOGY UI AT KELDUR, Presenter
See all Authors
11:30 Tracking trouble: sources, persistence, and risk factors of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia spp in freshwater fish farms of north-west france (6888)
OCHOA, SARAH, ONIRIS, INRAE, BIOEPAR, NANTES, Presenter
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PKD Beyond Trout: Investigating Minnows as Potential Alternative Intermediate Hosts for Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (7038)
MÖCKLI, CÉLINE, FIWI VETSUISSE, Presenter
See all Authors
11:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing
Theme: Aquatic Animal Health
(Chairs: Evgenia Gourzioti, Olivia Harmon)
Room: FESTOS
Theme: Aquatic Veterinary Education
(Chairs: Francesc Padros)
Room: MINOAS
Theme: Myxozoa II
(Chairs: Ivan Fiala, Lisa King Wolf)
Room: ARIADNI
12:15 Aquaculture in global efforts to mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (7423)
DESBOIS, ANDREW, INSTITUTE OF AQUACULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
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Strengthening the Aquaculture Veterinary Workforce by Identifying Core Competencies Needed and Providing Targeted Training Workshops (6890)
KEBUS, MYRON, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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Tracking Parasite Diversity in a Polluted Freshwater Ecosystem (7286)
BÜRGEROVÁ, MONIKA, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA, ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, CZECHIA, Presenter
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12:30 The Norwegian Fish Health Report (7193)
MOLDAL, TORFINN, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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20,000 Leagues (or 15 years) under the water: a successful journey of the European College of Aquatic Animal Health (ECAAH) towards recognition of the veterinary specialty (6972)
PADRÓS, FRANCESC, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA, Presenter
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eDNA metabarcoding reveals effects of intensive aquaculture on aquatic parasite diversity (7223)
FIALA, IVAN, INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, BIOLOGY CENTRE CAS, CESKE BUDEJOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC, Presenter
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12:45 Optimized methods for water-based pathogen detection in aquaculture systems (6849)
BENEDICENTI, OTTAVIA, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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Motivating systematic learning: evaluation of a points-based activity system in fish diseases education (7045)
PAJDAK-CZAUS, JOANNA, UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN, Presenter
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Simultaneous detection and quantification of fish parasites and invertebrate hosts in riverine systems using environmental DNA (7258)
MELZER, FLORIAN, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, Presenter
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13:00 Effect of fallowing and other biosecurity measures on bacterial and viral pathogens in a controlled RAS experiment with Atlantic salmon (7134)
COLQUHOUN, DUNCAN, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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Teaching about fish at veterinary schools in France (7034)
SÉGOLÈNE, CALVEZ, ONIRIS, INRAE, BIOEPAR, 44300 NANTES, FRANCE, Presenter
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Exploring natural protective immunity against Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in Rainbow Trout Aquaculture. (7127)
KING WOLF, LISA, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, Presenter
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13:15 The effect of photoperiod stimulation in smoltification on salmon health and production, a common garden lifetime study (7099)
FIGENSCHOU, ALEXANDER, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
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BIOAQUA Cost project “enhancing knowledge of biomolecular solutions for the well-being of European aquaculture sector”: opportunities for young researchers (7231)
MARSELLA, ANDREA, IZSVE, Presenter
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The North American strain of Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae utilises the salmonid Oncorhynchus mykiss and bryozoan Fredericella indica (7369)
HALLETT, SASCHA, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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13:30 The influence of environmental conditions on wound healing in Atlantic salmon (7194)
OLDHAM, TINA, INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH NORWAY, Presenter
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Teaching Aquatic Animal Medicine in a virtual partnership (7376)
GORGOGLIONE, BARTOLOMEO, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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Harnessing biological novelty to develop therapeutics for the control of proliferative kidney disease in farmed salmonids (7327)
HOLLAND, JW, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. UK, Presenter
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13:45 Continuing education must drive food security for all (7140)
BELJEAN, ALEXANDRE , WORLD VETERINARY EDUCATION IN PRODUCTION ANIMAL HEALTH, Presenter
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13:45 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing
14:45 EAFP General Assembly
16:30 Close
19:30 Transportation to Gala Dinner / Gala

Friday 5/9

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Monday 1/9
  • 08:00 Registration

  • 09:30 Opening & Welcome Address
    Plenary: Jerri Bartholomew
    Room KNOSSOS

  • PLENARY TALK: And the dams came down: deconstructing dams and myxozoan disease following Klamath River Dam removals (6926)
  • 11:30 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing

  • Theme: Viral Diseases I
    (Chair: Alain Vanderplasschen)
    Room: FESTOS

  • 12:00
    Machine Learning-Based Quantification of Cardiomyopathy Syndrome (CMS) Inflammation in Atlantic Salmon Hearts (7201)
    YRJOENHEIKKI, ANNELI, PATOGEN, Presenter
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  • 12:15
    Molecular Analyses of the Distribution of PMCV (7001)
    RIMSTAD, ESPEN, NMBU, Norway, Presenter
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  • 12:30
    Comparison of ISAV-HPR deleted strains for presumed variable virulence in Atlantic salmon using standardised bath challenge (7285)
    WITHDRAWN
  • 12:45
    ISAV-HPR0 evolutionary dynamics and potential fitness determinants in Atlantic salmon smolt farms in the Faroe Islands (7288)
    CHRISTIANSEN, DEBES HAMMERSHIAMB, FAROESE FOOD AND VETERINARY AUTHORITY, Presenter
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  • 13:00
    High-density genome-wide association study in two cohorts of rainbow trout identifies candidate genes for resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis (7028)
    FRANCOIS, YOANNAH, SYSAAF, Presenter
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  • 13:15
    Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus can be transmitted through cohabitation from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) to Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippiglossua), and lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) (6897)
    SANDLUND, NINA, INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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  • Theme: Host-Parasite Interactions I
    (Chairs: Hanna Hartikainen, Maree Widdicombe)
    Room: MINOAS

  • 12:00
    Comparative analysis of responses to early-stage sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis,(Krøyer, 1837)) infection reveals inter- and intraspecies resistance mechanisms (7256)
    MCGOWAN, MICHAEL, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
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  • 12:15
    First record of a coccidian parasite, Calyptospora mexicanus n. sp. (Eimeriorina: Calyptosporidae) infecting three different native species in Mexico (7005)
    COLUNGA RAMIREZ, GRACIELA ESMERALDA, HUN-REN VETERINARY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Presenter
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  • 12:30
    Encased but not engulfed: characterization of host-parasite associates in rainbow trout with proliferative kidney disease (7221)
    BHATTACHARYA, DEEPAM, FISH HEALTH DIVISION, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, VETERINÄRPLATZ 1, 1210 VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Presenter
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  • 12:45
    Transcriptomic analysis of rainbow trout response to single and co-infections by myxobolus cerebralis and tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae at the portals of entry (7185)
    AKRAM, NAVEED, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, Presenter
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  • 13:00
    Proteases and their inhibitors involved in the metamorphoses of zoonotic Anisakis pegreffii larvae and infection success of paratenic and accidental hosts (7362)
    TRUMBIĆ, ŽELJKA, UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT, DEPARTMENT OF MARINE STUDIES, CROATIA, Presenter
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  • 13:15
    Anisakid nematodes in the liver of Baltic cod: Their impact on host condition, energy reserves and spawning success (6936)
    PODOLSKA, MAGDALENA, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Presenter
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  • Theme: Bacterial diseases I
    (Chairs: Snjezana Zrncic, Stavros Droubogiannis)
    Room: ARIADNI

  • 12:00
    Lactococcosis an emerging threat in marine Mediterranean aquaculture: a practical review – clinical cases, phylogeny, and molecular diagnostics (7081)
    PICON-CAMACHO, SARA M., VET’EAU -SELARL DU DR ALAIN LE BRETON, Presenter
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  • 12:15
    Current status of vaccination against lactococcosis in Australian farmed salmonids (6947)
    BARNES, ANDREW, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, Presenter
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  • 12:30
    Genetic diversity of Vibrio harveyi isolates from diseased sea bass in the Mediterranean: evidence for a highly-cytotoxic lineage that secretes novel virulence factors (7320)
    VENCES, ANA, AQUATIC ONE HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER (ARCUS), UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN, Presenter
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  • 12:45
    The role of plasmids in driving Vibrio harveyi virulence in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (6891)
    SULLIVAN, ROISIN, SYDNEY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, CAMDEN, NSW, AUSTRALIA, Presenter
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  • 13:00
    Assessing the Suitability of Galleria mellonella Larvae for Vibrio harveyi Virulence Studies (7214)
    ALFIER, MATEA, CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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  • 13:15
    In vivo pathogenesis studies in early-stage gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) using GFP/RFP-tagged Vibrio harveyi (6955)
    Chalmoukis, Charalampos, University of Crete, Department of Biology, Presenter
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  • 13:30 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing

  • Theme: Viral diseases II
    (Chairs: Isabel Bandin, Santosh Lamichhane)
    Room: FESTOS

  • 14:30
    Experimental infection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) with Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV) (7123)
    ALENCAR, ANNA LUIZA FARIAS, DTU AQUA, Presenter
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  • 14:45
    Nervous necrosis virus egress from neuronal GB cell uses an alternative secretory pathway dependent on Rab1a and myosin IIB (7131)
    BAJPAI, VERTIKA, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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  • 15:00
    Susceptibility of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) to IHNV and quantification of viral shedding (7251)
    JOINER, CLAIRE, CEFAS, Presenter
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  • 15:15
    Viral Nervous Necrosis in Sparus aurata: results from long term infection (7195)
    BERTO, PAOLA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO DELLE VENEZIE, Presenter
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  • 15:30
    Detection of Nnv Persistent Infection in Greater Amberjack Broodstock Gonad Shows a Sex-dependent Immune Response (7074)
    CHAVES-POZO, ELENA, COMU-IEO, CSIC, Presenter
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  • 15:45
    Detection of Acipenserid Herpesvirus type 2 (AciHV-2) in Italian Sturgeon Farms (7182)
    BIASINI, LORENA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE, Presenter
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  • Theme: Host-Parasite Interactions II
    (Chairs: Itziar Esztensoro, Teresa Pirollo)
    Room: MINOAS

  • 14:30
    Free-swimming copepodid salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) undergo a transcriptomic shift when exposed to salmonid host cues (7254)
    MCGOWAN, MICHAEL, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
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  • 14:45
    Preliminary evidence of a life stage specific antibody response to Cardicola spp. (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) in ranched Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (7025)
    WIDDICOMBE, MAREE, RMIT UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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  • 15:00
    Morpho-functional insights into Sparicotyle chrysophrii: the Mediterranean aquaculture scourge (7128)
    ESTENSORO, ITZIAR, INSTITUTO DE ACUICULTURA TORRE LA SAL, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS, Presenter
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  • 15:15
    Identifying resistance genes responsible for natural protection against a fish parasite in zebrafish (6719)
    JØRGENSEN, LOUISE VON GERSDORFF, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, Presenter
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  • 15:30
    Bloody Intruders: Gill Histopathology Caused by Aporocotyle Spinosicanalis Eggs in Merluccius Merluccius From the Catalan Coast (Nw Mediterranean) (7015)
    MUNS PUJADAS, LAURA, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA, Presenter
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  • 15:45
    Transcriptome of ranched Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, reveals a localised and systemic immune response during Cardicola forsteri (Trematoda:Aporocotylidae) infection (7027)
    WIDDICOMBE, MAREE, RMIT UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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  • Theme: Bacterial diseases II
    (Chairs: Pantelis Katharios, Joseph Nowlan)
    Room: ARIADNI

  • 14:30
    Photobacteriosis: Comparative Genomics and Protein Targets for Innovative Vaccine Development (6939)
    KARAGEORGOU, EVANGELIA, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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  • 14:45
    Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance of Yersinia ruckeri in Great Britain (7291)
    COYLE, NICOLA, THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE, WEYMOUTH, UK., Presenter
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  • 15:00
    Effect of Simulated Gastric Conditions on Yersinia ruckeri Survival and Host-Pathogen Interaction with Salmonid Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro (7092)
    HERATH, THARANGANI, HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSTITY, Presenter
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  • 15:15
    Clinical and histopathological findings in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) infected with a novel species of Piscirickettsia (7047)
    RODGER, HAMISH, PATOGEN AS, Presenter
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  • 15:30
    Designing nanoformulations for the delivery of peptidase-sensitive antimicrobial against fish bacterial infections (7318)
    MLADINEO, IVONA, IMAS, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, Presenter
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  • 15:45
    Ultrastructural insights into a Candidatus Parilichlamydia sp. infection of gill goblet cells in Greater amberjack (7108)
    CASCARANO, MARIA CHIARA, UNIVERSITY OF CRETE, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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  • 16:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing

  • Theme: Viral diseases III
    (Chairs: Anna Toffan, Alexandra Kouznetsova)
    Room: FESTOS

  • 16:30
    How does 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC) affect the viral replication and the immune response of zebrafish larvae infected with enveloped (TiLV and SVCV) and non-enveloped (NNV) viruses? (7117)
    STARZYK, JUSTYNA, DEPARTMENT OF EVOLUTIONARY IMMUNOLOGY, IZBR, FACULTY OF BIOLOGY; DSENS, JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKOW, POLAND, Presenter
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  • 16:45
    Characterization of new viruses isolated from sea bass fingerlings showing atypical clinical signs (6931)
    LOUBOUTIN, LENAIG, ANSES LABORATOIRE DE PLOUFRAGAN PLOUZANÉ NIORT UNITÉ VIMEP, Presenter
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  • 17:00
    Illumination of anguillid herpesvirus 1 transmission reveals the importance of host developmental stage and social interactions (7072)
    VANDERPLASSCHEN, ALAIN, UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE, Presenter
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  • 17:15
    Establishment of a New Endothelial Cell Line of Japanese Eel and Its Application to the Investigation of Temperature Preference of Japanese Eel Endothelial Cells-Infecting Virus (6983)
    UMEDA, KOUSUKE, JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY, Presenter
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  • 17:30
    Carp edema virus infection leads to systemic dysbiosis in common carp (7116)
    ZAWISZA, MARIA, DEPARTMENT OF EVOLUTIONARY IMMUNOLOGY, IZBR, FACULTY OF BIOLOGY; DSENS, JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKOW, POLAND, Presenter
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  • 17:45
    Comparative CyHV-3 susceptibility evaluation in invasive Asian carp species using new cell lines (7360)
    LAMICHHANE, SANTOSH, FISH PATHOBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY, COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI, USA, Presenter
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  • 18:00
    Virus free offspring obtained from infected parents – can this be possible? (7191)
    BERGMANN, SVEN M., CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Presenter
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  • 18:15
    Marker Candidates and Reverse Genetic Approaches in Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Ie Genotype (6256)
    ALBAYRAK, HARUN, ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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  • 18:30
    Tilapia lake virus in the pathophysiological aspects: The impact of the infection on hematological and cardiac functions (6266)
    LERTWANAKARN, TUCHAKORN, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY, FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, KASETSART UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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  • Workshop: EU Projects Cure4Aqua and IGNITION – Results and Innovations
    Room: MINOAS 16:30-18:45

  • Organizers:
    Ivona Mladineo (Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences) &
    Benjamin Costas (CIIMAR)

    Maria Isabel Bandin Matos (USC, Spain)
    Protecting sole in the hatchery against Nervous necrosis virus

     Pantelis Katharios (HCMR, Greece)
    Shaping the microbiome of fish larvae  with phage therapy and probiotics

     Mikolaj Adamek (TiHO, Germany)
    Testing of epithelial or environmental samples for intravital evaluation of fish health status

     Marina Machado (CIIMAR, Portugal)
    The power of halophytes: in vitro immunomodulatory effects and antibacterial activities

     Ana do Vale (i3S, Portugal)
    Harnessing OMVs from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida to develop fish vaccines

     Cláudia Magalhães (SPAROS, Portugal)
    Towards precision aquaculture: Integrating multiomic biomarkers for fish health monitoring through biosensors

  • Theme: Bacterial diseases III
    (Chairs: Andrew Desbois, Eva Karageorgou)
    Room: ARIADNI

  • 16:30
    Insights into Aeromonas veronii in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): A clinical and molecular perspective from Greece (6946)
    PAGONIS, CHARALAMBOS, IRIDA S.A., Presenter
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  • 16:45
    Histology-guided RNA‑seq: deciphering the cutaneous landscape of turbot furunculosis (7124)
    SOUTO GUITIÁN, XOEL, UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Presenter
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  • 17:00
    Temporal sampling of rainbow trout fry for characterizing Flavobacterium psychrophilum dynamics in a Recirculating Aquaculture System (7347)
    DONATI, VALENTINA LAURA, SECTION FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH DISEASES, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK, DENMARK, Presenter
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  • 17:15
    In vivo transcriptomics reveals the important role of iron acquisition systems and secreted proteins in the virulence of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum (6975)
    ROCHAT, TATIANA, INRAE, Presenter
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  • 17:30
    Diversity of Tenacibaculum species from Atlantic salmon from selected fish farms on the West coast of Norway (7301)
    LAMKHANNAT, MUSTAPHA, NMBU, Presenter
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  • 17:45
    Investigations of interspecific horizontal transmission of Tenacibaculosis induced by Tenacibaculum maritimum from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) to Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch W.) and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha W.) (7087)
    NOWLAN, JOSEPH, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH/VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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  • 18:00
    Transcriptomic and proteomic insights into tenacibaculum maritimum adaptation to iron depletion under in vivo-like conditions (7253)
    MAI, THAO, MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Presenter
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  • 18:15
    First report of Lactococcosis by Lactococcus garvieae in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) (7179)
    CORTINOVIS, LUANA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE, Presenter
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  • 18:30
    Inflammatory and immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) challenged with Lactococcus garvieae: observations in selected lines (7334)
    VOLPATTI, DONATELLA, DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AGROALIMENTARI, AMBIENTALI E ANIMALI (DI4A), UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE, ITALY, Presenter
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  • 18:45
    Day 1 Close and Reception at Conference site
  • Tuesday 2/9
    • 08:30 Registration

    • 09:00 Eric Stabb
      Room KNOSSOS

    • KEYNOTE TALK: The symbiosis between Vibrio fischeri and the Hawaiian bobtail squid as a model aquatic infection

    • Theme: Diagnostics I
      (Chair: Louise von Gersdorff Jorgensen)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 10:00
      Circulating MicroRNAs: Indicators of immune response of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (7372)
      SARROPOULOU, ELENA, IMBBC, Presenter
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    • 10:15
      Genomic Characterization of Marine Vibrio Species for the Development of Novel Diagnostic Tools (7021)
      CHEVIGNON, GERMAIN, IFREMER, Presenter
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    • 10:30
      Molecular serotyping of Vibrio harveyi: unveiling its genetic variability (7073)
      GONZÁLEZ MARTÍN, DANIEL, EXOPOL S.L., Presenter
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    • 10:45
      Stick It to Lactococcus: Development of a Point-of-Care Diagnostic Assay for Piscine Lactococcosis (7364)
      SHAHIN, KHALID, PHARMAQ ANALYTIQ, Presenter
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    • 11:00
      Implementation of a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Driven Duplex Lateral Flow Diagnostic Kit for Concurrent Detecting Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus and Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus: A Comparative Analysis of RPA and PCR Methods (6221)
      TAMER, CÜNEYT, ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNİVERSİTY, VETERINARY FACULTY, TÜRKİYE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:15
      Validation of multi-target high-throughput qPCR for pathogen detection in salmonids (7114)
      SØRENSEN, JULIANE, DTU AQUA, Presenter
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    • 11:30
      Potential of eDNA approaches for the monitoring of marine bivalve parasites: example of the ROME project (7035)
      ARZUL, ISABELLE, IFREMER, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • PKD Workshop: Harnessing new knowledge to develop sustainable disease management strategies for aquaculture
      Room: MINOAS 10:00-11:45

    • Organizers:

      Oliver Robinson (British Trout Association)
      Janina Costa (Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre)
      Andre Van (Kames Fish Farming Ltd)
      Hanna Hartikainen (University of Nottingham)
      Jason Holland (University of Aberdeen)

       

      Oliver Robinson (British Trout Association) and

      Lynsey Muir (Sustainable Aquaculture and Innovation Centre)

      Welcome and introducing session facilitator, Dr Hamish Rodger (PatoGen UK)

      &

      PKD occurrence, impacts, and research priorities (UK farmers perspective)

       

      Andre Van (Kames Fish Farming Ltd, Scotland)

      Industry challenges- Perspectives from UK and US standpoint

       

      Heike Schmidt-Posthaus (University of Bern, Switzerland)

      Framing current impacts of PKD on wild fish populations in Europe: Research priorities to help improve wild fisheries management.

       

      Hanna Hartikainen (University of Nottingham) & HeikeSchmidt-Posthaus

      Environmental DNA monitoring across the PKD parasite life cycle

       

      Stephen Atkinson & Sascha Hallet (Oregon State University, USA)

      Disease dynamics and parasite transmission in North American hosts

       

      Jason Holland (University of Aberdeen) & Astrid Holzer (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. Austria)

      New developments in understanding fish-parasite interactions: links to antigen discovery and development of vaccine and diagnostic approaches

    • Workshop : Emerging disease in wild shellfish populations
      Room: ARIADNI 10:00-11:45

    • Organizers:

      Prof. Francesca Carella, (University of Naples Federico II),

      Dr. Isabelle Arzul and Lydie Canier (EURL for Molluscs Diseases · European Union Reference Laboratory)

       

      Carella Francesca, (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

      Approaching the study of disease in wild bivalve

      populations: the case of the mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis (7104)

       

      Jose Rafael García-March,

      (IMEDMAR-UCV Institute. Universidad Católica de Valencia, Spain)

      The EU Life Projects on the mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis: a cumulative effort of marine pathologists, ecologists and geneticists to foster long-term conservation (7126)

       

      Dusan Palic (LMU, Germany)

      Introducing aquatic animal veterinary biosecurity practices in marine conservation actions: case of Noble Pen Shell (Pinna nobilis) (7101)

       

      Isabel Arzul (Ifremer, France)

      Investigation of mortality events affecting Mimachlamys varia in France (7029)

       

      Eva Lewisch (University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria)

      The endangered freshwater mussel Unio crassus: an overwiew and investigation of a mortality event (7211)

    • 11:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibition,
      Poster Viewing

    • Theme: Diagnostics II
      (Chairs: Paul Midtlyng, Stephanie Linehan)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 12:15
      A Chip Tool for Non-invasive Detection of Disease-causing Organisms in Danish Fish Aquaculture (6944)
      MARANA, MOONIKA, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, Presenter
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    • 12:30
      Beyond the stain: investigating Ziehl-Neelsen negative granulomas in fish and human skin using molecular diagnostics (7122)
      ANTUOFERMO, ELISABETTA, DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI, SASSARI, ITALY, Presenter
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    • 12:45
      Highlighting gill pathology – Better visualisation of an often complex picture (7333)
      MOEN HANSEN, KRISTOFFER, PATOGEN AS, Presenter
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    • 13:00
      3D Histopathology: Advancing Disease Detection in Aquaculture Through Tissue Clearing, Whole-fish Imaging and AI (7384)
      LANGEVIN, CHRISTELLE, UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SACLAY, INRAE, Presenter
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    • 13:15
      Camera-based reading of group ID with estimation of individual fish outcomes; an innovation for field trials in large-scale salmon net pens (7129)
      MIDTLYNG, PAUL J., AQUAMEDIC AS, Presenter
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    • Workshop : Intracellular Pathogens
      Room: MINOAS 12:15-13:30

    • 12:15

      Organizers:

      Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)
      Francesc Padrós (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)


      Welcome by P. Katharios and F. Padrós


      Dr. Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)

      Intracellular bacteria in fish diseases: a general overview and a particular focus love-hate story between bacteria and host cells


      Dr. Hamish Roger (PATOGEN AS)

      Piscirickettsia salmonis and related species: what we know and what is new in Europe


      Dr. Francesc (Sito) Padros (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

      RLO, midichlorians and other Star Wars stuff in red mark and other skin syndromes


      Dr. Maria Chiara Cascarano,(HCMR)

      Epitheliocystis in a nutshell: all you wanted to know


      Round table discussion

    • Theme: Bivalves and Crustacean Diseases I
      (Chairs: Lone Madsen, Harriet Birikorang)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 12:15
      A single-nuclei atlas of whole Pacific oysters in response to OsHV-1 infection (7107)
      DEWARI, POORAN, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:30
      Pacific oyster explants provide new controlled model to study OsHV-1 replication (7203)
      DOTTO-MAUREL, AURÉLIE, IFREMER, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:45
      A new draft genome of the protozoan parasite Bonamia ostreae, a major pathogen of the flat oyster Ostrea edulis. (7055)
      CHEVIGNON, GERMAIN, IFREMER, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:00
      Immune response of Mytilus sp. challenged with low-virulence and high-virulence isolates of Francisella halioticida (7230)
      BOURAS, HELENE, UNIVERSITY OF CAEN NORMANDY, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND ORGANISMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (MERSEA), ESPLANADE DE LA PAIX, 14032 CAEN, FRA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:15
      Investigating the dynamics of parasites infecting Magallana gigas and closely associated invertebrates dominating oyster beds in the Gulf of Biscay (7152)
      URRUTIA, ANDER, IFREMER, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:30 Molecular Testing in Aquaculture: How to solve common and complex issues with microfluidic genomics


      Presenter: Roberto Spada, Standard BioTools, Inc.
      Room: FESTOS

    • 13:30 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing

    • Theme: Immunology I
      (Chairs: Carla Piazzon, Jiri Kyslik)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 14:30
      Why aquaculture needs immunology (7335)
      WIEGERTJES, GEERT, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 14:45
      Testis during viral infections in common carp – not so immune privileged? (7366)
      ADAMEK, MIKOLAJ, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:00
      Effects of glucocorticoid receptor activation on gene expression and antiviral responses in Atlantic salmon red blood cells (7058)
      TSOULIA, THOMAIS, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE; UIT THE ARCTIC UNIVERSITY OF NORWAY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:15
      Vaccination modality and injection site influence the immune response and protection against sea lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (7290)
      GISLEFOSS, ELISABETH, NMBU, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:30
      Development of New Vaccines Against T. finnmarkense in Salmon in Norway (7174)
      SETERNES, TORE, UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:45
      Cross-reactivity of a monoclonal antibody against CD4-2 in ginbuna crucian carp with lymphocytes from other cyprinids: common carp, grass carp and zebrafish (7004)
      GOTO, TERUMI, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Theme: Salmonid viral diseases I
      (Chair: Rodger Hamish, Alexander Figenschou)
      Room: MINOAS

    • 14:30
      ISA disease management – a holistic approach using surveillance and epidemiological assessment (7213)
      PATEL, SONAL, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSITUTE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 14:45
      Analysis of virus replication and host responses induced following infection with different doses of heart homogenate (7252)
      GAMIL, AMR, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:00
      Quantification of myocardial inflammation in salmon hearts using a machine learning model (7305)
      LIE, KAI-INGE, PHARMAQ ANALYTIQ AS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:15
      Salmonid alphaviruses undergo genomic recombination at high frequencies during infection (7316)
      MARKUSSEN, TURHAN, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:30
      Infection with SAV2 and SAV3 results in differences in viral loads, pancreas disease progression, and growth impact – what are the mechanisms behind the differences? (7270)
      KROPP, FABIAN, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:45
      Dietary EPA and DHA boost viral disease resistance in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) (7216)
      GU, JINNI, BIOMAR AS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Theme: Bivalves and Crustacean Diseases II
      (Chairs: Isabelle Arzul, Simone Pisano)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 14:30
      Cockle health in the UK: a case study for the implementation of holistic investigative approaches to explain complex mortalities and long-term population declines (7202)
      TIDY, ANNA, CENTRE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 14:45
      Ecological, genomic and virulence insights into Vibrio aestuarianus cardii: A pathogen of cockles (7100)
      HERNÁNDEZ-CABANYERO, CARLA, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER, CNRS, IFREMER, UPVD, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:00
      Genomic and morphological characterisation of a novel iridovirus associated with cockle mortalitie (7063)
      HOOPER, CHANTELLE, THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:15
      Hematodinium perezi detection in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and its seasonal prevalence in northern Adriatic lagoons (7263)
      PRETTO, TOBIA, ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE, LEGNARO, ITALY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:30
      Advanced computing and camera technology-based AI-powered probe for the real-time detection of shrimp diseases (7106)
      UTHAMAN, SHYAM KOKKATTUNIVARTHIL, DENMARK TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:45
      Filling the gap: Starting to decrypt the genetic diversity of Aphanomyces astaci in Switzerland (7061)
      JEMMI, ELIANE, UNI BERN FIWI, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 16:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing

    • Theme: Immunology II
      (Chairs: Geert Wiegertjes, Amrizal Fino Haniswita)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 16:30
      Ancient Expansion of Teleost Fc Receptor-Like Genes Diversifies Antibody Effector Functions in Early Vertebrates (7196)
      KYSLÍK, JIŘÍ, INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, BIOLOGY CENTRE CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, CZECHIA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 16:45
      In silico characterization of the T cell receptor beta genes and locus structure in gilthead seabream (6928)
      PIAZZON, CARLA, IATS, CSIC, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:00
      Role of European sea bass proteins in the course of betanodavirus infections (6942)
      MORENO, PATRICIA, UNIVERSITY OF MALAGA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:15
      In cold water: impacts of acute cold-stress and Vibrio harveyi challenge on the microRNA and mRNA response of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (6892)
      SULLIVAN, ROISIN, SCHOOL OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, CAMDEN, NSW, AUSTRALIA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:30
      Cell classification and characterization of gill-epithelial antigen sampling cell population based on gene expression patterns in rainbow trout (6917)
      SAITO, NAGISA, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:45
      Atlantic salmon trim25 is virus-inducible and protects Salmon Head Kidney cells from ISAV infection (6857)
      STEWART, ROB, THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 18:00
      Toll-like receptor 3 function in a chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha salmonid cell line (6371)
      COLLET, BERTRAND, INRAE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Theme: Theme: Salmonid viral diseases II
      (Chairs: Avendaño-Herrera Ruben, Anna Luiza Farias Alencar)
      Room: MINOAS

    • 16:30
      Creating a primary cell platform from CRISPR/Cas edited Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) alevin tissue (6903)
      FLOREA, ALEXANDRA, THE ROSLIN INSTITUTE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 16:45
      Cross-national genomic surveillance of viral pathogens to support disease control in Atlantic salmon aquaculture (7014)
      KNIGHT, BERTIE, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:00
      Holding Back the Tide of Aquatic Pathogens: How Virus Genomics Can Protect the Aquaculture Industry (7255)
      ZHAO, MINGLI, ROYAL VETERINARY, UK COLLEGE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:15
      Italian IHNV low and highly pathogenic to rainbow trout displays different infection strategies (7178)
      MARSELLA, ANDREA, IZSVE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:30
      Occurrence of Persistence of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus in Rainbow Trout Surviving in Experimental Infection (7115)
      VERGEL, JOSEPH CARLO, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:45
      Diverse lineages of Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) in Icelandic salmonids (7154)
      DE LA CÁMARA, MARINA, INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY AT KELDUR, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 18:00
      Experimental infection of rainbow trout with Piscine orthoreovirus 2 (PRV-2) (7119)
      VENDRAMIN, NICCOLÓ, DTU AQUA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Theme: Climate Change
      (Chairs: Droubogiannis Stavros)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 16:30
      Dams and reservoirs trigger temperature-dependent disease (7232)
      VASEMÄGI, ANTI, SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 16:45
      Global Warming and Aquatic Vulnerability: Salmonid Mortality as an Indicator of Climate Stress (7142)
      AXÉN, CHARLOTTE, SWEDISH VETERINARY AGENCY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:00
      Changing Waters, Changing Parasites: Temperature-driven Shifts in Myxozoan Life Cycles (7049)
      SCHWEGLER, HELLA L., FISH HEALTH DIVISION, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, VETERINÄRPLATZ 1, 1210 VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:15
      Impact of global warming on host/pathogen interactions in a Novirhabdovirus / Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) model (7057)
      GOURHANNIC, ELISE, INRAE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:30
      Clinical presentation and pathological effects of a hydrozoan bloom on farmed atlantic salmon (7239)
      MADARO, ANGELICO, INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 18:15
      Day 2 Close
    Wednesday 3/9
    • 08:30 Registration

    • 09:00 Nikos Papandroulakis
      Room KNOSSOS

    • KEYNOTE TALK: Mediterranean Aquaculture in a New Era of Challenges Digital Transformation and Precision Fish Farming (7540)
    • Theme: Vaccines I
      (Chairs: Tomas Korytar, Andre Giovanni)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 10:00
      Bioengineered outer membrane vesicles as a platform for producing multivalent fish vaccines (7010)
      LOUREIRO, INÊS, I3S – INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 10:15
      Subunit vaccine development for prevention of Tenacibaculosis in Atlantic salmon (7269)
      KARSLEN, CHRISTIAN, NOFIMA AS, NORWAY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 10:30
      A Method for Developing a pH-Responsive Chitosan–Alginate Encapsulated Oral Vaccine Against Streptococcus iniae in Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (7267)
      TRAN, LAM, SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 10:45
      Development of oral vaccines for aquaculture using spore-display technology (7236)
      SERRA, CLAUDIA, CIIMAR-UP, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:00
      Development of an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine against infectious salmon anemia (7002)
      DAHL, LARS OLE, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:15
      Increasing the immunogenicity of a salmon louse labial gland protein in a DNA vaccine (6953)
      NELSON, PATRICK ALEXANDER, UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:30
      Barley as a production platform for oral vaccines in sustainable fish aquaculture (7370)
      KORYTAR, TOMAS, BIOLOGY CENTRE CAS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Workshop: Nodavirus in wild fish
      Room: MINOAS 10:00-11:45

    • Organizers:
      Dr. Anna Toffan (IZSVe)
      Dr. Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)

       

      Mylonas C. (HCMR, IMBBC, Heraklion, Greece)
      Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) reproductive biology

      Volpe E. (University of Bologna, Cesenatico (FC), Italy)
      VNN mortality outbreaks in Northern Mediterranean groupers

      Zrnčić S. (Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia)
      VNN mortality in Adriatic Sea

      Toffan A. (WOAH Reference Laboratory for Viral Encephalo-retinopathy, IZSVe, Legnaro (PD), Italy)
      Wild fish VNN mortality in Italy and Greece in 2024

      Katharios P. (HCMR, IMBBC, Heraklion, Greece)
      Tracking Grouper mortality through citizen engagement in coastal Greece

      Plenary discussion

    • Theme: Immunostimulants, Prebiotics and Probiotics
      (Chairs: Elena Gkolomazou, Alexander Dindial)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 10:00
      Dietary administration of the host defense peptide piscidin 1 modulates immunity and improve fillet quality in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) (6896)
      MARIN-PARRA, CLAUDIA, UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 10:15
      Dietary administration of Shewanella putrefaciens Pdp11 extracts modulates gene expression of RGNNV-infected European sea bass (6992)
      GARCIA-ROSADO, ESTHER, UNIVERSITY OF MALAGA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 10:30
      Effects of Torenia concolor on immune regulation and resistance to megalocytivirus in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (7151)
      LIN, ZHE-LI, INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES SCIENCE, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, TAIPEI 10617, TAIWAN, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 10:45
      Extracellular vesicles secreted by Pediococcus pentosaceus exhibited the resistance to megalocytivirus in barramundi kidney cell line (7137)
      GUO, YI-TING, INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES SCIENCE, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:00
      Dietary Supplementation with Euglena gracilis Enhances Mucosal Immune Responses in Fish (7348)
      SARAIVA, MARCIA, CIIMAR, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:15
      Evaluating the Dietary Inclusion of a Thymol-based Blend to Modulate Resistance and Survival Against Yersinia Ruckeri in Rainbow Trout (7436)
      SABBADIN ZANUZZO, FABIO, ONDA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:30
      The effects of oral Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus supplement on the pharmacokinetics of florfenicol in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): implications on reduced therapeutic efficacy (6927)
      CHOU, CHI-CHUNG, NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 11:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing

    • Theme: Vaccines II
      (Chairs: Jason Holland, Emily Churchman)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 12:15
      Efficacy of an autogenous vaccine against Tenacibaculum maritimum in European Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (7206)
      ZUPIČIĆ, IVANA GIOVANNA, CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, CROATIA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:30
      Oral delivery of bioencapsulated virus-like particles confers effective protection against nervous necrosis virus in farmed fish (6918)
      PRABAKARAN, MOOKKAN, TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY, 1 RESEARCH LINK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE 117604, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:45
      Efficacy of Different Vaccine Administration Strategies Against North American and European Genotypes of Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus (Isav) in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar L.) (7344)
      LUNHEIM, ANE SANDTRØ, ZOETIS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:00
      Introducing Vaccines to New Markets (7141)
      SRAJAN, BINOY, PHARMAQ AS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:15
      Antiviral protection in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea (Magallana) gigas against OsHV-1 infection using UV-inactivated virus (6967)
      MORGA, BENJAMIN, IFREMER, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Theme: Sea lice
      (Chairs: Aine-Catherine Overgard, Nanna Kristine Ringstad)
      Room: MINOAS

    • 12:15
      Prime-boost vaccination with recombinant lice antigens confers protection against experimental Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) (7249)
      GADAN, KOESTAN, NMBU, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:30
      Investigation of proteins identified in the secretory and excretory products (SEPs) of the infectious copepodid stage of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (7244)
      DINDIAL, ALEXANDER, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:45
      Shedding light on the frontal filament structure and composition of Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis (7023)
      COMORGE, VIRGINIE, UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:00
      Evaluating the Immune Response of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Coinfected with Viral (Piscine orthoreovirus and Piscine myocarditis virus) and Parasitic Pathogens (Sea Lice – Lepeoptheirus salmonis) (7434)
      SABBADIN ZANUZZO, FABIO, ONDA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:15
      Temporal changes in the microbiome of Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis): Detection of potential salmonid pathogens (7102)
      KLIMESOVA, BELA, ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Theme: Genomic Approaches to Fish Pathology
      (Chairs: Gema Alama-Bermejo, Natascha Bartsch)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 12:15
      Comparative -omic analysis of haem metabolism in haem-exploiting parasites (7226)
      RIERA-FERRER, ENRIQUE, FISH HEALTH DIVISION, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:30
      Single-nuclei RNA Sequencing Reveals the Underpinnings of the Variation in Sea Lice Resistance Among Host Salmonid Species (7365)
      SALISBURY, SARAH J, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 12:45
      Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Genomic Characteristics of the Croatian Tenacibaculum maritimum Strains (7173)
      GRBIN, DOROTEA, CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:00
      Genomic characterization of Salmon Gill Pox virus in Iceland (7234)
      SIGURÐARDÓTTIR, HEIÐA, INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY AT KELDUR, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:15
      In silico analyses of the Phocoenobacter atlanticus subspecies atlanticus subsp. nov. genome- insight into virulence factors (7171)
      ELLUL, REBECCA, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, NORWAY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 13:30 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing

    • Theme: Vaccines III
      (Chairs: Adamek Mikolaj, Hara Tselepidaki)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 14:30
      Field safety and efficacy of a new Moritella viscosa vaccine for Atlantic salmon tested in large scale GCP field studies in Norway (7044)
      GAUSDAL TINGBØ, MONICA, PHARMAQ PART OF ZOETIS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 14:45
      Yersinia ruckeri in Canada: Isolate Characterization, Vaccine Safety and Challenge Studies (6935)
      Sandtrø, Ane, ZOETIS CANADA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:00
      Serotyping of Norwegian and Scottish Yersinia ruckeri strains – antibody-based methods for O-serotyping (7053)
      GAUSDAL TINGBØ, MONICA, PHARMAQ PART OF ZOETIS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:15
      Experience with the use of a live attenuated vaccine against SRS (6943)
      KARLSEN, MARIUS, PHARMAQ, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:30
      Enhancing Immune Protection in Threadfin Fish: A Recombinant Subunit C5a Peptidase Vaccine Combining Formalin-Killed Streptococcus iniae Cells (6930)
      GIOVANNI, ANDRE, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OF ORNAMENTAL FISH TECHNOLOGY AND AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, NPUST, PINGTUNG TAIWAN, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Workshop: Mediterranean Fish Health
      Room: MINOAS 14:30-16:00

    • Organizers:

      Snježana Zrnčić (Croatian Veterinary Institute)
      Francesc Padrós (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
      Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)
      Alain Le Breton (Vet’Eau)
      Anna Toffan (IZSVe)

      Niccolò Vendramin (DTU-Aqua & Andrea Marsella, IZSVe)
      Overview of Infectious Health Challenges in Mediterranean Aquaculture –

      Luana Cortinovis  (IZSVe)
      Lactococcosis in Mediterranean finfish mariculture

      Pantelis Katharios (HCMR)
      A genomic look at Aeromonas veronii in the Mediterranean

      Alain LeBreton (Vet’Eau)
      Autogenous vaccines application in Mediterranean Aquaculture: Challenges and opportunities

      Marco Galleoti (UNIUD)
      MARINET Progressive Web Application (PWA) – Innovative tools for risk management

      Maurice Glucksman (UCL Centre for advanced spatial analysis, THALASSA Limited)
      Using Digital Twins to Prioritise Adoption of Innovations in Mediterranean Fish Farms

      “Live voting” based on survey results, highlighting key topics related to disease and biosecurity that were raised during the SIPI-EAFP meeting in Cesenatico, 2024.

      Discussion

    • Theme: Aquatic Animal Epidemiology
      (Chairs: Bang Jensen, Sollien Gåsnes Siri)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 14:30
      How to define epidemiological areas for surveillance of notifiable mollusc diseases – an example from Denmark (7359)
      BANG JENSEN, BRITT, DTU AQUA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 14:45
      Gill Microbiome as a Sentinel for Wild Fish Health and Pathogen Surveillance Across Marine Ecosystems (7184)
      MORICK, DANNY, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:00
      Common issues in reporting parasitic diseases in farmed fish (6283)
      NOWAK, BARBARA, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:15
      A retrospective study of adverse welfare effects of handling farmed salmonids when treated for ectoparasites at sea evaluated by a Delphi panel (7357)
      BLEIE, HOGNE, MALLARD AS, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:30
      Evaluating the performance of the surveillance for pancreas disease in Norwegian salmonid farming (6820)
      OLIVEIRA, VICTOR H. S., NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 15:45
      Epidemiological Monitoring of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus in Rainbow Trout Fry and Broodstock in a Facility for 5 Years (7096)
      SU THIN, CHAW, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TOKYO, JAPAN, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 16:00 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing

    • Theme: Parasitic Diseases
      (Chairs: Ariadna Sitja Bobadilla, Graciela Colunga)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 16:30
      Distribution and abundance of fish parasites in environmental water samples before a major river restoration event (7367)
      ATKINSON, STEPHEN, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 16:45
      Myxobolus cerebralis discovered in cartilage of ribs in wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and brown trout Salmo trutta in Norway (7059)
      ERKINHARJU, TONI, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:00
      Fighting Gill Polyopisthocotyleans in Gilthead Seabream (Sparus Aurata): Screening Pharmacological, Phytogenics and Essential Oils for Candidate Treatments (7304)
      LEÓN, ANA M., IATS-CSIC, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:15
      In vivo evaluation of a diet enriched with plant-based essential oils against Sparicotyle chrysophrii (7283)
      PIROLLO, TERESA, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:30
      Exploring the antiparasitic potential of black soldier fly (BSFL)-based preparations for the treatment of Gyrodactylus turnbulli, a monogenean parasite (7188)
      ARUNJYOTHI, JAWAJI, BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 17:45
      Fundamental research toward the development of control measures against trematode whirling disease in marine fish (7120)
      TAKEUCHI, DAIKI, AQUACULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KINDAI UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 18:00
      Biocontrol strategy to reduce skin fluke infections by targeting the parasite’s pre-infection stages (6929)
      SHIRAKASHI, SHO, KINDAI UNIVERSITY, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • 18:15
      Zoonotic trematodes in cyprinids from lakes in the Berlin area, Germany (7153)
      KNOPF, KLAUS, LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES, Presenter
      See all Authors
    • Theme: Gill Diseases
      (Chairs: Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Maria Chiara Cascarano)
      Room: MINOAS

    • 16:30
      Gene expression in the gills of freshwater Atlantic salmon affected by epitheliocystis (6855)
      NOWAK, BARBARA, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, Presenter
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    • 16:45
      Effects of particle load in recirculating aquaculture systems on Atlantic salmon health (7243)
      POWELL, MARK, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS/RESURGAM CONSULTING AND MEDIA, Presenter
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    • 17:00
      The impact of louse barriers on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gill health (7042)
      SUTTON, JADE, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, Presenter
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    • 17:15
      Assessment of gill health in exposed aquaculture (7331)
      SEEM, JULIE, NORDLAKS HAVBRUK AS, Presenter
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    • 17:30
      String Jellyfish Apolemia spp. (Most Likely A. uvaria) Causes Serious Tissue Damage in Farmed Fish (7155)
      ALARCÓN, MARTA, PHARMAQ ANALYTIQ, Presenter
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    • 17:45
      In vivo challenges with Apolemia sp. and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (6978)
      RODGER, HAMISH, PATOGEN AS, Presenter
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    • 18:00
      Treatment Strategies for Nodular Gill Disease: Insights from Swiss Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Aquaculture (6979)
      VANNETTI, STEFANIA, INSTITUTE FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PATHOBIOLOGY, VETSUISSE FACULTY, UNIVERSITY BERN, Presenter
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    • 18:15
      Emergence of serotype III in Miamiensis avidus: molecular identification and virulence in olive flounder (7297)
      JUNG SUNG-JU
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    • 18:45
      Phylogenetic reconstruction of Paramoebidae brings into question the validity of the genus Neoparamoeba (7295)
      DAGEN SARAH (SRUC)
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    • Theme: Nutrition and Fish Health
      (Chair: Stavros Droubogiannis)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 16:30
      Revolutionizing Farmed Fish Health Surveillance with non-invasive Multiomics Biomarkers (7346)
      RAPOSO DE MAGALHÃES, CLÁUDIA, SPAROS, LDA/RIASEARCH, LDA, Presenter
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    • 16:45
      Role of methionine supplementation in immune modulation and resistance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to Salmon Louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) (7164)
      VAZ, MARIANA, CENTRO INTERDISIPLINAR DE INVESTIGAÇÃO MARINHA E AMBIENTAL (CIIMAR), UNIVERSITY OF PORTO, PORTUGAL, Presenter
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    • 17:00
      Time-dependent effects of dietary methionine supplementation on immune status and antioxidant defenses in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (7138)
      CARVALHO, INÊS, CIIMAR/ICBAS, Presenter
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    • 17:15
      Effects of a fucoidan-containing functional feed on immune response of Atlantic salmon challenged with Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi (7168)
      IMARAI, MONICA, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Presenter
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    • 17:30
      Development of good practice guidelines for on-farm production of antibiotic-coated feed in aquaculture (7031)
      SÉGOLÈNE, CALVEZ, ONIRIS, INRAE, BIOEPAR, 44300 NANTES, FRANCE, Presenter
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    • 17:45
      Multiple regulatory mechanisms of a dietary phytobiotic additive to support fish skin health (6961)
      CHEN, I-TUNG, ADISSEO FRANCE SAS, Presenter
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    • 18:00
      Written in kidney stones: The effect of diet and carbon dioxide on nephrocalcinosis development (6695)
      MULLINS, JULIA, SKRETTING AQUACULTURE INNOVATION, Presenter
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    • 18:15
      Soaking up the sun: Vitamin D3 production in Atlantic salmon (6696)
      MULLINS, JULIA, SKRETTING AQUACULTURE INNOVATION, Presenter
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    • 18:30
      Day 3 Close
    Thursday 4/9
    • 08:30 Registration

    • 09:00 Sandrine Baron
      Room KNOSSOS

    • KEYNOTE TALK: Antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environment and freshwater fishfarm

    • Workshop: WS- EURCAW-Aqua
      Room: FESTOS 10:00-11:45

    • Organizers:
      Michail Pavlidis, coordinator, (University of Crete)
      Ivona Mladineo, (Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences)
      Frances Padros Bover, (Universita Autonoma de Barcelona)


      Athanasios Samaras (University of Crete)
      Towards the development of a welfare assessment scheme for European sea bass (7094)


      Tereza Křesalová (Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences)
      Following the carp clause: Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) welfare status in the Czech Republic and Germany within the EU regulatory framework (6868)


      Interactive Discussion

    • Theme: Antimicrobial Resistance
      (Chairs: George Rigos, Adriana Triga)
      Room: MINOAS

    • 10:00
      Bacteriophage-based prophylactic measures against Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout: effects on the pathogen and in the host (7309)
      CIALINI, CHIARA, SECTION FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH DISEASES, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK, Presenter
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    • 10:15
      Vibrio parahaemolyticus – A vehicle for the spread of hidden carbapenemase resistance plasmids to enterobacteria? (7022)
      HAMMERL, JENS ANDRE, GERMAN FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT, Presenter
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    • 10:30
      Molecular Trade-offs of Phage Resistance in Vibrio harveyi: Insights from transcriptomic profiling (7000)
      DROUBOGIANNIS, STAVROS, BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CRETE, Presenter
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    • 10:45
      Antibiotic-Driven Evolution and Fitness Trade-Offs in Vibrio harveyi (6938)
      TRIGA, ADRIANA, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH, Presenter
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    • 11:00
      Antimicrobial Use in Aquatic Animals: Results from the 9th Round of WOAH’s Global Data Collection (6870)
      MATEO, DANTE, WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH, Presenter
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    • 11:15
      Implementation of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in farmed aquatic animals: The UK example. (6295)
      PAPADOPOULOU, ATHINA, CEFAS, Presenter
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    • 11:30
      Tracking trouble: sources, persistence, and risk factors of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia spp in freshwater fish farms of north-west france (6888)
      OCHOA, SARAH, ONIRIS, INRAE, BIOEPAR, NANTES, Presenter
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    • Theme: Myxozoa I
      (Chairs: Jerri Bartholomew, Bhattacharya Deepam)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 10:00
      Walking a fine line: comparative time-series transcriptomics of low virulence Ceratonova shasta genotype 0 in sympatric and allopatric rainbow trout (7172)
      ALAMA BERMEJO, GEMA, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, Presenter
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    • 10:15
      Intron-exon dynamics and splicing mechanisms in myxozoa: insights from long-read sequencing (6907)
      HUCHON, DOROTHEE, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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    • 10:30
      Rapid evolution and lineage-specific gene gain in myxozoans: The genome of the blood parasite Sphaerospora molnari (7200)
      HOLZER, ASTRID S., FISH HEALTH DIVISION, DEPARTMENT FOR FARM ANIMALS AND FOOD SYSTEM SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, AUSTRIA, Presenter
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    • 10:45
      Heme biosynthesis and hemoglobin degradation in the myxozoan parasite Sphaerospora molnari (7110)
      BARTOŠOVÁ-SOJKOVÁ, PAVLA, INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, BIOLOGY CENTRE, CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC, Presenter
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    • 11:00
      Enteromyxum in the spotlight: decoding pathogenesis, resistance, and control (7302)
      SITJÀ-BOBADILLA, ARIADNA, IATS-CSIC, Presenter
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    • 11:15
      Unveiling the Life Cycle of P. pseudobranchicola: Insights from the ParviLife Project (7336)
      ERLINGSDÓTTIR, ÁSTHILDUR, INST. FOR EXP. PATHOLOGY UI AT KELDUR, Presenter
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    • 11:30
      PKD Beyond Trout: Investigating Minnows as Potential Alternative Intermediate Hosts for Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (7038)
      MÖCKLI, CÉLINE, FIWI VETSUISSE, Presenter
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    • 11:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Poster Viewing

    • Theme: Aquatic Animal Health
      (Chairs: Evgenia Gourzioti, Olivia Harmon)
      Room: FESTOS

    • 12:15
      Aquaculture in global efforts to mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (7423)
      DESBOIS, ANDREW, INSTITUTE OF AQUACULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, Presenter
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    • 12:30
      The Norwegian Fish Health Report (7193)
      MOLDAL, TORFINN, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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    • 12:45
      Optimized methods for water-based pathogen detection in aquaculture systems (6849)
      BENEDICENTI, OTTAVIA, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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    • 13:00
      Effect of fallowing and other biosecurity measures on bacterial and viral pathogens in a controlled RAS experiment with Atlantic salmon (7134)
      COLQUHOUN, DUNCAN, NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE, Presenter
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    • 13:15
      The effect of photoperiod stimulation in smoltification on salmon health and production, a common garden lifetime study (7099)
      FIGENSCHOU, ALEXANDER, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, Presenter
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    • 13:30
      The influence of environmental conditions on wound healing in Atlantic salmon (7194)
      OLDHAM, TINA, INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH NORWAY, Presenter
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    • Theme: Aquatic Veterinary Education
      (Chairs: Francesc Padros)
      Room: MINOAS

    • 12:15
      Strengthening the Aquaculture Veterinary Workforce by Identifying Core Competencies Needed and Providing Targeted Training Workshops (6890)
      KEBUS, MYRON, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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    • 12:30
      20,000 Leagues (or 15 years) under the water: a successful journey of the European College of Aquatic Animal Health (ECAAH) towards recognition of the veterinary specialty (6972)
      PADRÓS, FRANCESC, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA, Presenter
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    • 12:45
      Motivating systematic learning: evaluation of a points-based activity system in fish diseases education (7045)
      PAJDAK-CZAUS, JOANNA, UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN, Presenter
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    • 13:00
      Teaching about fish at veterinary schools in France (7034)
      SÉGOLÈNE, CALVEZ, ONIRIS, INRAE, BIOEPAR, 44300 NANTES, FRANCE, Presenter
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    • 13:15
      BIOAQUA Cost project “enhancing knowledge of biomolecular solutions for the well-being of European aquaculture sector”: opportunities for young researchers (7231)
      MARSELLA, ANDREA, IZSVE, Presenter
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    • 13:30
      Teaching Aquatic Animal Medicine in a virtual partnership (7376)
      GORGOGLIONE, BARTOLOMEO, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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    • 13:45
      Continuing education must drive food security for all (7140)
      BELJEAN, ALEXANDRE , WORLD VETERINARY EDUCATION IN PRODUCTION ANIMAL HEALTH, Presenter
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    • Theme: Myxozoa II
      (Chairs: Ivan Fiala, Lisa King Wolf)
      Room: ARIADNI

    • 12:15
      Tracking Parasite Diversity in a Polluted Freshwater Ecosystem (7286)
      BÜRGEROVÁ, MONIKA, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA, ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, CZECHIA, Presenter
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    • 12:30
      eDNA metabarcoding reveals effects of intensive aquaculture on aquatic parasite diversity (7223)
      FIALA, IVAN, INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, BIOLOGY CENTRE CAS, CESKE BUDEJOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC, Presenter
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    • 12:45
      Simultaneous detection and quantification of fish parasites and invertebrate hosts in riverine systems using environmental DNA (7258)
      MELZER, FLORIAN, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, Presenter
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    • 13:00
      Exploring natural protective immunity against Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in Rainbow Trout Aquaculture. (7127)
      KING WOLF, LISA, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, Presenter
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    • 13:15
      The North American strain of Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae utilises the salmonid Oncorhynchus mykiss and bryozoan Fredericella indica (7369)
      HALLETT, SASCHA, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Presenter
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    • 13:30
      Harnessing biological novelty to develop therapeutics for the control of proliferative kidney disease in farmed salmonids (7327)
      HOLLAND, JW, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. UK, Presenter
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    • 13:45 Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing

    • 14:45 EAFP General Assembly

    • 16:30 Close

    • 19:30 Transportation to Gala Dinner / Gala

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