First report of White spot syndrome virus in farmed and wild penaeid shrimp from Lagoa dos Patos estuary, southern Brazil

Souto Cavalli, LissandraAlberto Romano, LuisFernando Marins, LuisCésar Abreu, Paulo

In this study, we detected White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild Farfantepenaeus paulensis collected in the Lagoa dos Patos estuary and cultivated Litopenaeus vannamei. This is the first report of WSSV in F. paulensis from Lagoa dos Patos and farmed L. vannamei shrimps in Rio Grande do Sul.

1. WSSV
2. viral diseases
3. Farfantepenaeus paulensis
4. epizootiology
5. Litopenaeus vannamei