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Fish Vaccines

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Editors:
  1. Alexandra Adams

    1. University of Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Stirling, United Kingdom

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  • Comprises all the new technologies and current knowledge about the fish immune system
  • Contains cutting edge technologies and the steps required to develop, test and commercialise vaccines
  • Highlights problem areas and research topics that still need to be addressed to improve future vaccines

Part of the book series: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases (BAID)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Fish Disease Causing Economic Impact in Global Aquaculture

    • Hamish D. Rodger
    Pages 1-34
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  3. Overview of the Fish Adaptive Immune System

    • Chris J. Secombes, Rodrigo Belmonte
    Pages 35-52
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  4. Development of Fish Vaccines: Focusing on Methods

    • Øystein Evensen
    Pages 53-74
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  5. Adjuvants and Delivery Methods: Current and Novel

    • Roy Dalmo, Jarl Bøgwald, Carolina Tafalla
    Pages 75-103
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  6. Fish Vaccines: The Regulatory Process and Requirements from the Laboratory Bench to a Final Commercial Product, Including Field Trials

    • Gillian Cowan, P. Smith, P. Christofilogiannis
    Pages 105-118
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  7. Methods for Measuring Efficacy, Safety and Potency of Fish Vaccines

    • Paul J. Midtlyng
    Pages 119-141
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  8. Potential of DIVA Vaccines for Fish

    • Sean J. Monaghan, Kim D. Thompson, Patrick D. Smith, Alexandra Adams
    Pages 143-173
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  9. Back Matter

    Pages 175-180
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About this book

This book provides a useful text for research students and scientists on the latest knowledge about the immune system of fish, cutting edge technologies and the step required to develop, test and commercialise fish vaccines. It brings together information that is currently difficult to obtain in one book, and highlights problem areas and research topics that still need to be addressed to improve future vaccines.

Reviews

“This book provides updated, useful information on the development of vaccines against fish pathogens. … This book will be useful for students as well as for those who have research interests in the health of fish. The authors are experienced research scientists. … this book will be welcomed by those who are interested in research to maintain fish health by prevention of losses associated with diseases.” (Deoki N. Tripathy, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2017)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Stirling, United Kingdom

    Alexandra Adams

About the editor

Professor Alexandra (Sandra) Adams is head of the Aquatic Vaccine Unit at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling. She has worked on the development of fish vaccines and rapid diagnostic tests since 1985, having graduated in Biochemistry at the University of Glasgow (BSc 1979) and University College London (PhD 1983). Professor Adams’ main current research interests include host-pathogen interactions, fish vaccine development, development of multiplex tests for the detection of fish pathogens and components of the fish immune system, and investigation of the effects of feed components and novel feed additives on the immune system and disease susceptibility. Professor Adams is also CEO of Aquatic Diagnostics Ltd, a spin-out company from University of Stirling.

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