Disease data

Infection with Bonamia exitiosa

Occurence category:

OIE listed diseases

Species affected:

Molluscs

Synonyms:

Aetiology:

Protozoan disease; Haplosporidia; Bonamia exitiosa

Summary from the online OIE Diagnostic Manual

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Countries affected

Country	Year	Status	View Records
Australia	2016	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Croatia	2016	Reported in country for the first time	View Records
France	2009	Occurrence limited to certain zones	View Records
Ireland	2007	Year of last reported occurrence	View Records
Italy	2010	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Kuwait	2007	Year of last reported occurrence	View Records
New Zealand	2013	Occurrence limited to certain zones	View Records
Spain	2013	Occurrence limited to certain zones	View Records
United Kingdom	2012	Pathogen detected, no clinical disease.	View Records
United States of America	2018	Reported present or known to be present	View Records

Species affected

Species	Disease occurence	Abstract
Crassostrea virginica	Natural occurrence	Infection with Bonamia exitiosa, United States of America [Immediate notification, 28/08/2012]
Haliotis fulgens	Natural occurrence	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2005 [8th edition]
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2005 [8th edition]
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Ostrea edulis	Natural occurrence	Infection with Bonamia exitiosa, Italy [Immediate notifiaction]
Ostrea edulis	Unknown	Infection with Bonamia exitiosa, Croatia [Immediate notification 25/07/16]

Countries affected

Country	Year	Status	View Records
Argentina	2014	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Australia	2014	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Italy	2010	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Portugal	2016	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Spain	2014	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
United States of America	2017	Reported present or known to be present	View Records

Species affected

Species	Disease occurence	Abstract
Crassostrea gigas	Unknown	The haplosporidian Bonamia exitiosa is present in Australia, but the identity of the parasite described as Bonamia (formerly Mikrocytos) roughleyi is uncertain.
Mytilidae	Experimental demonstration	Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Ostrea angasi	Unknown	The haplosporidian Bonamia exitiosa is present in Australia, but the identity of the parasite described as Bonamia (formerly Mikrocytos) roughleyi is uncertain.
Ostrea edulis	Experimental demonstration	Detection of Bonamia exitiosa in the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis in southern Portugal
Ostrea edulis	Natural occurrence	First detection of the protozoan parasite Bonamia exitiosa (Haplosporidia) infecting flat oyster Ostrea edulis grown in European waters.
Ostrea edulis	Natural occurrence	Detection of Bonamia ostreae and B. exitiosa (Haplosporidia) in Ostrea edulis from the Adriatic Sea (Italy).
Ostreidae	Experimental demonstration	Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Saccostrea glomerata	Unknown	The haplosporidian Bonamia exitiosa is present in Australia, but the identity of the parasite described as Bonamia (formerly Mikrocytos) roughleyi is uncertain.
Tiostrea chilensis ( = T. lutaria )	Natural occurrence	Occurrence and characteristics of the haemocyte parasite Bonamia sp. in the New Zealand dredge oyster Tiostrea lutaria.

Countries affected

Country	Year	Status	View Records
Argentina	2014	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Australia	2016	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Croatia	2016	Reported in country for the first time	View Records
France	2009	Occurrence limited to certain zones	View Records
Ireland	2007	Year of last reported occurrence	View Records
Italy	2010	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Kuwait	2007	Year of last reported occurrence	View Records
New Zealand	2013	Occurrence limited to certain zones	View Records
Portugal	2016	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
Spain	2014	Reported present or known to be present	View Records
United Kingdom	2012	Pathogen detected, no clinical disease.	View Records
United States of America	2018	Reported present or known to be present	View Records

Species affected

Species	Disease occurence	Abstract
Crassostrea gigas	Unknown	The haplosporidian Bonamia exitiosa is present in Australia, but the identity of the parasite described as Bonamia (formerly Mikrocytos) roughleyi is uncertain.
Crassostrea virginica	Natural occurrence	Infection with Bonamia exitiosa, United States of America [Immediate notification, 28/08/2012]
Haliotis fulgens	Natural occurrence	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Mytilidae	Experimental demonstration	Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2005 [8th edition]
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Ostrea angasi	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Ostrea angasi	Unknown	The haplosporidian Bonamia exitiosa is present in Australia, but the identity of the parasite described as Bonamia (formerly Mikrocytos) roughleyi is uncertain.
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2005 [8th edition]
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Ostrea chilensis	Natural occurrence	OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Ostrea edulis	Experimental demonstration	Detection of Bonamia exitiosa in the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis in southern Portugal
Ostrea edulis	Natural occurrence	First detection of the protozoan parasite Bonamia exitiosa (Haplosporidia) infecting flat oyster Ostrea edulis grown in European waters.
Ostrea edulis	Natural occurrence	Detection of Bonamia ostreae and B. exitiosa (Haplosporidia) in Ostrea edulis from the Adriatic Sea (Italy).
Ostrea edulis	Natural occurrence	Infection with Bonamia exitiosa, Italy [Immediate notifiaction]
Ostrea edulis	Unknown	Infection with Bonamia exitiosa, Croatia [Immediate notification 25/07/16]
Ostreidae	Experimental demonstration	Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Saccostrea glomerata	Unknown	The haplosporidian Bonamia exitiosa is present in Australia, but the identity of the parasite described as Bonamia (formerly Mikrocytos) roughleyi is uncertain.
Tiostrea chilensis ( = T. lutaria )	Natural occurrence	Occurrence and characteristics of the haemocyte parasite Bonamia sp. in the New Zealand dredge oyster Tiostrea lutaria.