title: Differential characterization of emerging skin diseases of rainbow trout--a standardized approach to capturing disease characteristics and development of case definitions.
abstract: Farmed and wild salmonids are affected by a variety of skin conditions, some of which have significant economic and welfare implications. In many cases, the causes are not well understood, and one example is cold water strawberry disease of rainbow trout, also called red mark syndrome, which has been recorded in the UK since 2003. To date, there are no internationally agreed methods for describing these conditions, which has caused confusion for farmers and health professionals, who are often unclear as to whether they are dealing with a new or a previously described condition. This has resulted, inevitably, in delays to both accurate diagnosis and effective treatment regimes. Here, we provide a standardized methodology for the description of skin conditions of rainbow trout of uncertain aetiology. We demonstrate how the approach can be used to develop case definitions, using coldwater strawberry disease as an example.
authors: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset, UK.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Oidtmann
authors: S E
authors: SE
authors: Lapatra
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Verner-Jeffreys
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pond
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Peeler
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Noguera
authors: D W
authors: DW
authors: Bruno
authors: S
authors: S
authors: St-Hilaire
authors: C B
authors: CB
authors: Schubiger
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Snekvik
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Crumlish
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Green
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Metselaar
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Rodger
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Schmidt-Posthaus
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Galeotti
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Feist
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: US rash; US strawberry disease; cold water strawberry disease; rainbow trout; red mark syndrome; skin diseases