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Shrimp, sand

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Metapenaeus ensis

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Diseases affected

Disease name	Occurance	Reference
Spherical baculovirosis (Penaeus monodon-type baculovirus)	Natural occurrence	The first identification of Penaeus monodon baculovirus (MBV) in cultured sand shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis.
Taura Syndrome	Experimental demonstration	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Natural occurrence	Detection of white spot disease virus infection in wild-caught greasy back shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis (de Haan) in Taiwan.
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Experimental demonstration	Detection of white spot syndrome associated baculovirus in experimentally infected wild shrimp, crab and lobsters by in situ hybridization. Experimental infection of white spot baculovirus in some cultured and wild decapods in Taiwan.
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Natural occurrence	White spot syndrome associated virus (WSBV) detected in cultured and captured shrimp, crabs and other arthropods.
Yellowhead Disease	Natural occurrence	Current status of research on yellow-head virus and white-spot virus in Thailand. OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition).

Country	Reference
Vietnam	Presence of the two viral pathogens WSSV and MBV in three wild shrimp species (Penaeus indicus, Metapenaeus ensis and Metapenaeus lysianassa) cultured in the mangrove forest of Ca Mau Province

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