Species data

Common names

Name:

Crawfish, red swamp

Family:

Crayfishes

Name:

Freshwater crustacea

Latin names

Name:

Procambarus clarkii

Family:

Astacidae

Name:

Reptantia

Diseases affected

Disease name	Occurance	Reference
Crayfish Plague	Natural occurrence	First Detection of the Crayfish Plague Pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in Costa Rica: European Mistakes Should Not Be Repeated
Crayfish Plague	Carrier not affected	Geographical spread of bacterial and fungal diseases of crustaceans.
Crayfish Plague	Natural occurrence	OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases (3rd edition).
Crayfish Plague	Unknown	Prevalence of the Crayfish Plague, Aphanomyces astaci Schikora, in Alien Crayfish Species in Japan
Crayfish Plague	Natural occurrence	The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Europe: Impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human well-being
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis	Experimental demonstration	A novel real-time PCR approach for detection of infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) in the freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) infection in freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis	Natural occurrence	Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) infection in freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii
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	First report of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) DNA in red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in Germany
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Experimental demonstration	Histopathological study and PCR detection of white spot syndrome virus from infected Procambarus clarkii
White Spot Syndrome Virus	Natural occurrence	White spot disease, United States of America.

Countries affected

Country	Reference
Brazil	First detection of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in South America: a high potential risk to native crayfish
Costa Rica	First Detection of the Crayfish Plague Pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in Costa Rica: European Mistakes Should Not Be Repeated
Germany	First report of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) DNA in red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in Germany
Italy	The North American crayfish Procambarus clarkii is the carrier of the oomycete Aphanomyces astaci in Italy.
Japan	Prevalence of the Crayfish Plague, Aphanomyces astaci Schikora, in Alien Crayfish Species in Japan
United States of America	White spot disease, United States of America. White spot disease, United States of America: Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report).

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