Species data

Common names

Name:

Flounder, Japanese

Family:

Flounders, left-eye

Name:

Marine fish

Latin names

Name:

Paralichthys olivaceus

Family:

Bothidae

Name:

Pleuronectiformes

Diseases affected

Disease name	Occurance	Reference
Red Sea Bream Iridoviral Disease	Natural occurrence	Cultured fish species affected by red sea bream iridoviral disease from 1991 to 1995. OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy	Natural occurrence	Occurrence of viral nervous necrosis (VNN) in hatchery-reared juvenile Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. 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).
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia	Natural occurrence	An outbreak of VHSV (viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus) infection in farmed japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus in Japan. Genetically similar VHSV isolates are differentially virulent in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. Isolation of aquabirnavirus and viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) from wild marine fishes. Isolation of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) from wild Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia	Carrier not affected	Isolation of viruses from wild Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus.
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia	Experimental demonstration	Isolation of viruses from wild Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus.
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia	Unknown	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition).
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia	Natural occurrence	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases 2003 (4th edition).

Countries affected

Country	Reference
Japan	An outbreak of VHSV (viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus) infection in farmed japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus in Japan. Isolation of aquabirnavirus and viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) from wild marine fishes.
Korea, Republic of	Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2005 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report April - June 2010 (Asian and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report January - March 2009 (Asia and Pacific Region). Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report October - December 2007 (Asia and Pacific Region)

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