Fish disease unit - statutory testing

The AFBI Fish Disease Unit provides the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) with a sampling and testing service for fish and shellfish diseases to EC standards.

We also provide access to scientific advice on fish and shellfish health related topics; and attendance and representation at meetings, working groups and conferences throughout the island of Ireland, Britain and internationally.

• Marteilia refringens,
• Bonamia ostreae
• Gyrodactylus salaris
• Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV)
• Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus (VHSV)
• Spring Viraemia of Carp Virus (SVCV)
• Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus (ISAV)
• Koi Herpes Virus (KHV)
• Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (EHNV)
• Ostreid herpes virus 1 (screening and confirmation of μ variant)
• Renibacterium salmoninarum (cause of bacterial kidney disease)