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1. Dealing with shrimp
diseases in Brazil.
Public Policies for
Shrimp Health in
Brazil
Eduardo A.P. Cunha
eduardo.cunha@agricultura.gov.br
Rodrigo Roubach
rodrigo.roubach@agricultura.gov.br

2. Farmed Shrimp
Brazil has favorable conditions to
increase aquaculture production

4. Production in 2014:
65,018 t
Litopenaeus vannamei

5. Losses caused by diseases - White
Spot Disease virus, Infectious
Mionecrosis virus and Infectious
Hypodermal and Hematopoietic
Necrosis virus
Private sector - Investments
in technical assistance and
husbandry practices
Federal Government – Public
policies including legal
framework regarding health
issues and fostering policies
Increase shrimp
production and
competitiveness

6. Strategies:
 Reduction of stocking density of animals;
 Better husbandry practices with:
 quarantine;
 use of probiotic for soil recovery;
 sanitation and water quality control including low water
exchange management systems
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Private Sector

7. Strategies:
 Technical training for early disease detection based
on: routine health inspections, virus diagnostics and
production data;
 Partial or total harvesting based on disease/infection
or production indicators;
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Private Sector

8. Strategies:
 Increase on the period of controlled environment for
post larvae on nurseries before transferring to
growing out ponds;
 Introduction of new genetic lines imported from SPF
certified establishments;
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Private Sector

10. Strategies:
 Replacement and maintenance of high health
domesticated stocks of L. vannamei as broodstocks;
 Investments to develop genetically improved stocks;
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Private Sector

11. Strategies:
 Improvement on feed formulations;
 Use of immunostimulants, probiotics and prebiotics
in feeding.
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Private Sector

12. Biosecurity harmonization
measures and training

16. Legislation about international trade of aquatic
animals and products (Import Risk Analysis)
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

17. Import Risk Analysis
Normative Act n. 14/2010
 Science based
 OIE recommendations
 SPS agreement
 WTO recommendations
 Internationally harmonized
conceptions

18. Notification to WTO

19. Zoossanitary requirements for importation
Quarantine certification and fiscalization
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

20. Marine Shrimp Aquaculture in Ponds

21. Partnerships with the states:
 Support for regional implementation of aquatic
animal health programs
 Cooperative enforcement
 Building of regional capacity
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

22. Diagnostic Capacity
 National Network of
Reference Laboratories

23. Diagnostic Capacity
National Network of
Reference Laboratories

24. Diagnostic Capacity
Analytical scope:
27 OIE listed diseases
16 diseases of national concern
3 marine biotoxins

25. Enfermidade Agente causador Método de diagnóstico Importância
Praga do caranguejo do
rio
Aphanomyces astaci qPCR
Necrose Hipodérmica e
Hematopoiética Infecciosa
IHHNV PCR e qPCR
Mionecrose Infecciosa IMNV RT-PCR, Nested PCR e RT-
qPCR
Hepatopancreatite
necrosante
NHPB RT-PCR, RT-qPCR e qPCR
Síndrome de Taura TSV RT-PCR e RT-qPCR
Doença das manchas
brancas
WSSV PCR, Nested PCR e qPCR
Doença da cauda branca
associada ao extra small
virus
XSV RT-PCR
Infecção por Vibrio
parahaemolyticus
Vibrio parahaemolyticus qPCR
Doença da cabeça
amarela
YHV RT-PCR e RT-qPCR
Infecção por Baculovírus
Esférico
PmSNPV Nested PCR
Infecção por Baculovírus
Tetraédrico
PvSNPV PCR
Doenças de notificação obrigatória à OIE.
Doenças emergentes com forte impacto financeiro.

26. Collaboration Network in Veterinary Epidemiology
(AquaEpi)
Performs risk assessment
Epidemiological Intelligence:
 Risk based surveillance at national level
 Early warning strategies
 Emergency preparedness
 Contingency plans
 Economic studies in aquatic health programs
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

27. National Program for Aquatic Animal Health
 Sustainability of aquatic animal production
systems
 Quality of raw material obtained from national
aquacultures
 Prevention, control and eradication of diseases
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

28. Plan for Certification of Shrimp Post Larvae
 Conception
 First Step: begin monitoring of juvenile animals
 Monitoring of White Spot Disease virus and Infectious
Myonecrosis Virus for shrimp post larvae
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

29. Plan for Certification of Shrimp Post Larvae
 Following: Animal health certification
Biosecurity requirements
Private sector partnership
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

30. Regulation of national traffic
Electronic control of Animal Transit:
 Digital document for traceability (GTA)
Feeds de Agricultural Management Platform (AMP)
AMP
World biggest platform for management of
agricultural information
Dealing with shrimp diseases – Public Sector Strategies

32. Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations
International Research Project –
Technical Cooperation
Programme (TCP) on Infectious
Myonecrosis Virus

34. Constraints
Low awareness of the productive sector regarding the
need to invest in surveillance and disease control;
Environmental permits for credit access;
Limited knowledge on aquatic animal health by the
veterinary official service;

35. Major focus on terrestrial animal health by the
veterinary official service;
Professional competencies of Veterinary or aquatic
animal health professionals and other technical
personnel and their continuing education;
Disease prevention, control and eradication;
Constraints

37. Epidemiological surveillance;
Veterinary medicines and biologicals for shrimp;
Crustacean movement control within the country
and traceability of products of aquatic animal
origin and zoning and compartmentalization for
access to markets.
Constraints

38. Conclusions
Great advances in the
shrimp health regulation
These advances have being
implemented as the
productive sector grows up
Good News:

39. Next Steps
Increase Capacity Building
in regional level (states)
Reinforce the biosecurity
measures in shrimp
production chain
Implement risk based
surveillance for shrimp
disease
Discussion and start
implementation of the
Plan for Certification
of Shrimp Post-Larvae
Implement and enforcement
of the National Program for
Aquatic Animal Health

40. Thank you!
sanidade.aquaticos@agricultura.gov.br