Furunculosis control using a paraimmunization stimulant (Baypamun) in rainbow trout.
The effect of Baypamun, a non-specific immune system stimulant, on the treatment and control of furunculosis was studied in experimentally infected rainbow trout. A statistically significant association between the Baypamun treatment and a reduction in cumulative incidence of the clinical symptoms of Furunculosis and the infection level, despite the presence of the bacteria in blood and organs was observed. A reduction in the mortality rate in Baypamun-treated fish was also observed but this was not statistically significant. The results suggest that the treatment of fish diseases with non-specific immune stimulants could be, in the future, a good defense strategy leading to a reduction in disease symptoms and a greater control of the asymptomatic carriers after an outbreak.
Ortega
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Dep Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Zaragoza, Spain.
Ruiz
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De Blas
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Muzquiz
J L
JL
Fernandez
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Alonso
J L
JL
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000333:Aeromonas; D000818:Animals; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D015994:Incidence; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; C076692:Baypamun HK; D014765:Viral Vaccines