Species data

Common names

Name:

Prawn, giant tiger

Family:

Penaeid shrimps

Name:

Marine crustacea

Latin names

Name:

Penaeus monodon

Family:

Penaeidae

Name:

Natantia

Diseases affected

Disease name	Occurance	Reference
Baculoviral Midgut Gland Necrosis	Natural occurrence	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition).
Hepatopancreatic parvovirus disease	Experimental demonstration	Hepatopancreatic parvovirus disease
Hepatopancreatic parvovirus disease	Natural occurrence	Hepatopancreatic parvovirus disease
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis	Natural occurrence	Co-Infection of Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus(IHHNV) and White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in the Wild Crustaceans of Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, India Diseases of cultured penaeid shrimp.
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis	Unknown	Genome assembly of the Australian black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) reveals a novel fragmented IHHNV EVE sequence
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis	Natural occurrence	Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis, Australia [Immediate notification - 11.7.08] Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis, a newly recognized virus disease of penaeid shrimp. OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition) OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online) OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition). OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition). OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis	Experimental demonstration	Real-time PCR tests to specifically detect IHHNV lineages and an IHHNV EVE integrated in the genome of Penaeus monodon.
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis	Unknown	Shrimp genome sequence contains independent clusters of ancient and current Endogenous Viral Elements (EVE) of the parvovirus IHHNV
Infectious Myonecrosis	Experimental demonstration	Infectious myonecrosis
Mourilyan virus disease	Natural occurrence	Mourilyan virus disease
Penaeus monodon Nudivirus (PmNV) aka Monodon baculovirus	Natural occurrence	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition).
Penaeus monodon Nudivirus (PmNV) aka Monodon baculovirus	Unknown	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition).
Spawner-isolated Mortality Syndrome	Natural occurrence	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition). OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition). OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006). Spawner-isolated mortality virus from Australian Penaeus monodon.
Spherical baculovirosis (Penaeus monodon-type baculovirus)	Natural occurrence	A baculovirus-caused diseases of the penaeid shrimp, Penaeus monodon. Observations on the ultrastructure of baculovirus in Australian Penaeus monodon and Penaeus merguiensis. Prevalence and geographic distribution of MBV and other diseases in cultured giant tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) in the Philippines.
Taura Syndrome	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition) OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Taura Syndrome	Experimental demonstration	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition). OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition). OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Natural occurrence	A non-occluded, systemic baculovirus that occurs in cells of ectodermal and mesodermal origin and causes high mortality in the black tiger prawn Penaeus monodon. Co-Infection of Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus(IHHNV) and White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in the Wild Crustaceans of Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, India Histopathological and bacteriological study of white spot syndrome of Penaeus monodon along the west coast of India. Light and electron microscopic evidence of white spot disease in the giant tiger shrimp. Penaeus monodon (Fabricius), and the kuruma shrimp, Penaeus japonicus (Bate), cultured in Taiwan. OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition). Pathogenicity of a baculovirus infection causing white spot syndrome in cultured penaeid shrimp in Taiwan. Special topic review: Major viral diseases of the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) in Thailand. White spot disease, Australia [Immediate notification 21/04/20] White spot syndrome associated virus (WSBV) detected in cultured and captured shrimp, crabs and other arthropods.
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Unknown	White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) prevalence associated with disease resistance among wild populations of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius).
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Natural occurrence	White spot syndrome virus infection of cultured shrimp in China.
Yellowhead Disease	Natural occurrence	Histopathology of cultured shrimp showing gross signs of yellow head syndrome and white spot syndrome during 1994 Indian epizootics. OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2005 [8th edition] OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition) OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online) OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition).
Yellowhead Disease	Unknown	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Yellowhead Disease	Natural occurrence	Special topic review: Major viral diseases of the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) in Thailand. World Animal Health in 2003. Part 1. Reports on the animal health status and methods for disease control and prevention. Page 65 (7).
Yellowhead Disease	Experimental demonstration	Yellow-head virus of Penaeus monodon is an RNA virus.

Countries affected

Country	Reference
Australia	Genome assembly of the Australian black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) reveals a novel fragmented IHHNV EVE sequence Hepatopancreatitis in prawns, Australia (Immediate notification 02/02/16 (Final report)) Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis, Australia [Immediate notification - 11.7.08] OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition). OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition). OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2003 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2007 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2006 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2003 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region) Rediscovery of the Australian strain of infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus. White spot disease, Australia [Immediate notification 01/12/16] White spot disease, Australia [Immediate notification 21/04/20] White spot syndrome virus - Australia World Animal Health in 2003. Part 1. Reports on the animal health status and methods for disease control and prevention. Page 65 (7). World Animal Health in 2004. Part 1. Reports on the animal health status and disease control methods. Page 59 (3).
Bangladesh	Detection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild captured shrimp and in non-cultured crustaceans from shrimp ponds in Bangladesh by polymerase chain reaction. Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2007 (Asia and Pacific Region) The incidence of suspected white spot syndrome virus in semi-intensive and extensive shrimp farms in Bangladesh: implications for management.
India	Assessment of WSSV prevalence and distribution of disease-resistant shrimp among the wild population of Penaeus monodon along the west coast of India. Co-Infection of Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus(IHHNV) and White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in the Wild Crustaceans of Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, India IHHNV infection from the wild shrimps of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) in cultured Penaeus monodon in Tamil Nadu, India. Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2012 (Asia and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2012 (Asia and Pacific Region)
Indonesia	Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2012 (Asia and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2004 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2007 (Asia and Pacific Region) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region)
Madagascar	White spot disease, Madagascar [Immediate notification, 09/05/2012]
Malaysia	Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2009 (Asia and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2012 (Asian and Pacific Region) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2012 (Asia and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region)
Mozambique	White spot disease, Mozambique [Immediate notification]
Myanmar (Burma)	Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2007 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2007 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2006 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2007(Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2008 (Asia and Pacific Region) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2007 (Asia and Pacific Region)
Philippines	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition). OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006). Prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild shrimp Penaeus monodon in the Philippines Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2007 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2003 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2006 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2007 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2012 (Asian and Pacific Region) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2006 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2007(Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2003 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2006 (Asian and Pacific Region). White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in cultured Penaeus monodon in the Philippines
Sri Lanka	Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2007 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2010 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2003 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2010 (Asia and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2012 (Asian and Pacific Region) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2003 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2003 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2008 (Asian and Pacific Region)
Taiwan	Yellow head virus infection in the giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon cultured in Taiwan.
Thailand	Special topic review: Major viral diseases of the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) in Thailand.
United States of America	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Vietnam	Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2010 (Asia and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2012 (Asian and Pacific Region) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report July - September 2008 (Asia and Pacific Region) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2009 (Asian and Pacific Region) Risk factors associated with white spot syndrome virus infection in a Vietnamese rice-shrimp farming system

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