Abstract:

Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) is the most severe disease currently affecting brackish-water shrimp aquaculture in Viet Nam. The disease causes huge losses to shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta, where more than 70 percent of Vietnamese shrimp production originates. Losses due to AHPND were recorded in about 59 000 ha of farms in the Mekong Delta when the disease first appeared in 2011, and at present, the disease has spread to 294 communes belonging to 86 districts in 25 provinces throughout the country. However, the shrimp industry is now recovering from the disease and is continuing to play an important role in the country's aquaculture sector. This paper reviews the significant work related to AHPND that has been done by Vietnamese scientists under programmes designed by the National Task Force for Shrimp Disease. It includes a history of the disease in Viet Nam, reviews the various research projects that have been conducted and the management actions that have been implemented by governmental authorities, as well as the activities taken by the farmers to recover from the disease.

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Date 2018/12/31

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