Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal
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Abstract

Fish Mycobateriosis: An Emerging Disease in Italy

Monique Mancuso

Mycobacteriosis is a severe chronic disease that affects a wide range of species globally both in culture and wild settings and is zoonotic also. The pathology is caused by Mycobacterium. Recently in Italy this the disease is becoming emerging, in fact outbreaks of disease have been reported in both marine and freshwater fish. Therapy is rather difficult, so it is important try to prevent the disease through the development of vaccines.