Fish Disease Unit's Publications

Listing of the AFBI Fish disease unit's publications

• Christie, K.E., Graham, D.A., McLoughlin, M.F., Todd, D. and Knappskog, D. (2007). Experimental infection of pre-smolts by i.p.. injection with new Irish and Norwegian pancreas disease virus (PDV) isolates- a comparative study. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 75:13-22. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17523539?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Fringuelli, E., Rowley, H.M., Wilson, C.J., Hunter, W.R., Rodger, H. and Graham, D.A. (2007). Phylogenetic analyses and molecular epidemiology of European salmonid alphaviruses (SAV) based on partial E2 and nsP3 gene nucleotide sequences. Journal of Fish Diseases,(In press).
• Graham, D.A., Cherry, K., Wilson, C.J. and Rowley, H.M. (2007). Susceptibility of salmonid alphavirus to a range of chemical disinfectants. Journal of Fish Diseases, 30:269-277. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17501737?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Jewhurst, H.L., McLoughlin, M.F., Branson, E.J., McKenzie, K., Rowley, H.M. and Todd, D. (2007). A prospective longitudinal serological, virological and histopathological study of an outbreak of sleeping disease in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 74:191-197. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17465304?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Rowley, H.M., Fringuelli, E., Bovo, G., McLoughlin, M.F., Manfrin, A., Zarza, C., Khalili, M. and Todd, D. (2007). First Laboratory Confirmation of Salmonid Alphavirus Infection in Italy and Spain. Journal of Fish Diseases, 30:569-572.
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17718711?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Staples, C., Wilson, C.J., Jewhurst, H.L., Cherry, K., Gordon, A.W. and Rowley, H.M. (2007). Biophysical properties of salmonid alphaviruses (SAV)- influence of temperature and pH on virus survival. Journal of Fish Diseases, 30:533-543. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17718708?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Wilson, C.J., Jewhurst, H.L. and Rowley, H.M. (2007). Cultural characteristics of salmonid alphaviruses (SAV) - influence of cell line and temperature. Journal of Fish Diseases, (In press).
• McLoughlin, M.F. and Graham, D.A. (2007). Alphaviruses in salmonids- a review. Journal of Fish Diseases, 30:511-531. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17718707?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Taksdal, T., Olsen, A-B., Bjerkas, I., Hjortaas, M.J., Dannevig, B.H., Graham, D.A. and McLoughlin, M.F. (2007). Pathology of pancreas disease (PD) in farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss M. in Norway. Journal of Fish Diseases, 30:545-558. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17718709?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A. (2006). Infection by salmonid alphaviruses (sleeping diseases). In: Disease Interactions and Pathogen Exchange Between Farmed and Wild Aquatic Animal Populations- a European network, (Eds. Raynard, RS, Wahli, T, Vatsos, I, Mortensen, S), European Commission, Brussels. pp: 165-166.
• Graham, D.A. (2006). Salmonid alphavirus. In: Disease interactions and pathogen exchange between farmed and wild aquatic animal populations- a European network, (Eds. Raynard, R.S., Wahli, T., Vatsos, I. & Mortensen, S.), European Commission, Brussels. pp: 41-45.
• Graham, D.A., Jewhurst, H.L., McLoughlin, M.F., Rowley, H.M., Sourd, P., Taylor, C. and Todd, D. (2006). Sub-clinical infection of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) with salmonid alphavirus- a prospective longitudinal study. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 72:193-196. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17190198?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus
• Graham, D.A., Taylor, C., Rodgers, D., Weston, J.H., Ball, N.W., Christie, K.E. and Todd, D. (2006). Development and evaluation of a one step real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of salmonid alphaviruses in serum and tissues. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 70:47-54. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16875390?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• McLoughlin, M.F., Graham, D.A., Norris, A., Matthews, D., Foyle, L., Rowley, H.M., Jewhurst, H.L. and Macphee, J. (2006). Virological, serological and histopathological evaluation of fish strain susceptibility to experimental infection with salmonid alphavirus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 72:125-133. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17140135?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Ferguson, H.W., Kongtorp, R.T., Taksdal, T., Graham, D.A. and Falk, K. (2005). An outbreak of disease resembling heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) in Scottish farmed salmon (Salmo salar L) with observations on myocardial regeneration. Journal of Fish Diseases, 28:119-123.
• Graham, D.A., Jewhurst, V., Rowley, H.M., McLoughlin, M.F., Rodger, H. and Todd, D. (2005). Longitudinal serological surveys of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L) using a rapid immunoperoxidase-based virus neutralization assay for salmonid alphavirus. Journal of Fish Diseases, 28:373-378. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15960660?ordinalpos=8&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Staples, C., Jewhurst, H.L. and Todd, D. (2005). Evaluation of selected biophysical properties of salmon pancreas disease virus (SPDV). Marine Environment and Health Series No. 22 (Marine Institute Publishers) pp37-42.
  http://www.marine.ie/NR/rdonlyres/0BAFCCB0-8CEC-49A6-914E-AC22D5AE974B/0/Mehs22.pdf
• Ruane, N., Graham, D.A. and Rodger, H. (2005). New research- site investigations and disease management of the pancreas disease virus in Irish farmed salmon. Marine Environment and Health Series No. 22 (Marine Institute Publishers) , pp45-46.
  http://www.marine.ie/NR/rdonlyres/0BAFCCB0-8CEC-49A6-914E-AC22D5AE974B/0/Mehs22.pdf
• Weston, J.H., Graham, D.A., Branson, E., Rowley, H.M., Walker, I.W., Jewhurst, V.A. and Jewhurst, H.L. (2005). Nucleotide sequence variation in salmonid alphaviruses from outbreaks of salmon pancreas disease and sleeping disease. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 66:105-111. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16231635?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Curran, W.L., Geoghegan, F., McKiernan, F. and Foyle, K.L. (2004). First observation of herpesvirus-like particles in Northern pike (Esox lucius L.) with bluespot-like disease in Ireland. Journal of Fish Diseases, 27:543-549. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15357713?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Jewhurst, V.A., Todd, D., Rowley, H.M., Walker, I.W., Weston, J.H., McLoughlin, M.F. and Graham, D.A. (2004). Detection and antigenic characterization of salmonid alphavirus isolates from sera obtained from farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. and farmed rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). Journal of Fish Diseases, 27:143-149. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15009240?ordinalpos=9&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Jewhurst, V.A., Rowley, H.M., McLoughlin, M.F. and Todd, D. (2003). A rapid immunoperoxidase-based virus neutralization assay for salmonid alphavirus. Journal of Fish Diseases, 26:407-413. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12946010?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Rowley, H.M., Walker, I.W., Weston, J.H., Branson, E.J. and Todd, D. (2003). First isolation of sleeping disease virus from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) in the United Kingdom. Journal of Fish Diseases, 26:691-694.
• Weston J, Villoing S, Brémont M, Castric J, Pfeffer M, Jewhurst V, McLoughlin M, Rødseth O, Christie KE, Koumans J, Todd D. (2002) Comparison of two aquatic alphaviruses, salmon pancreas disease virus and sleeping disease virus, by using genome sequence analysis, monoclonal reactivity, and cross-infection. Journal of Virology, 76:6155-63.
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12021349?ordinalpos=15&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Graham, D.A., Curran, W.L., Rowley, H.M., Cox, D.I., Cockerill, D., Campbell, S. and Todd, D. (2001). Observation of virus particles in the spleen, kidney, gills and erythrocytes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) during a disease outbreak with high mortality. Journal of Fish Diseases, 25:227-234.
• Rowley, H.M., Graham, D.A., Campbell, S., Way, K., Stone, D.M., Curran, W.L. and Bryson, T.D.G. (2001). Isolation and characterisation of rhabdovirus isolated from wild common bream (Abramis brama) and roach (Rutilis rutilis) and from farmed brown trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Northern Ireland. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 48:7-15. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11843142?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Todd D, Jewhurst VA, Welsh MD, Borghmans BJ, Weston JH, Rowley HM, Mackie DP, McLoughlin MF. (2001) Production and characterisation of monoclonal antibodies to salmon pancreas disease virus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 46:101-108. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11678224?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Welsh M, Weston J, Borghmans BJ, Mackie D, Rowley H, Nelson R, McLoughlin M, Todd D. (2000) Biochemical characterization of salmon pancreas disease virus. Journal of General Virology, 81:813-820. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10675419?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Crockford T, Menzies FD, McLoughlin MF, Wheatley SB, Goodall EA. (1999) Aspects of the epizootiology of pancreas disease in farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in Ireland Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 36:113-119. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10399039?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Weston JH, Welsh MD, McLoughlin MF, Todd D. (1999) Salmon pancreas disease virus, an alphavirus infecting farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Virology. 256:188-195. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10191183?ordinalpos=13&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• McLoughlin M.F., Rowley H.M. & Doherty C.E. (1998) A serological survey of salmon pancreas disease virus (SPDV) antibodies in farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. Journal of Fish Diseases  21, 305-307.
• Rowley H.M., Doherty C., McLoughlin M.F. & Welsh M.D. (1998) Isolation of salmon pancreas disease virus (SPDV) from Scottish farmed salmon. Journal of Fish Diseases 21, 469-471.
• McLoughlin M.F. (1997) The differential diagnosis of the major salmonid disorders of salmonids, a diagnostic challenge. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists 17, 205-208.
• McLoughlin M.F., Nelson R.T., Rowley H.M., Cox D.I. & Grant A.N. (1996) Experimental pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar post-smolts induced by salmon pancreas disease virus (SPDV). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 26, 117-124.
• Menzies F.D., Wheatley S.B., Goodall E.A. & McLoughlin M.F. (1996) Development of a computerised information retrieval system for Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., production. Aquaculture Research 27, 183-190
• McLoughlin M.F., Nelson R.T., McCormick J.I. & Rowley H. (1995) Pathology of experimental pancreas disease in freshwater Atlantic salmon parr. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 7, 104-110.
• Nelson R.T., McLoughlin M.F., Rowley H.M., Platten M.A. & McCormick J.I. (1995) Isolation of a toga-like virus from farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar with pancreas disease. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 22, 25-32.
• Wheatley S.B., McLoughlin M.F., Menzies F.D. & Goodall E.A (1995) Site management factors influencing mortality rates in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. during marine production. Aquaculture 136, 195-207.
• McCoy MA, McLoughlin MF, Rice DA, Kennedy DG. (1994) Pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and vitamin E supplementation. Comp Biochem Physiol A Physiol. 1994 Dec;109(4):905-912. Abstract:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7828031?ordinalpos=14&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
• Wheatley S.B (1994) Epidemiological investigations of Atlantic salmon production using a computerised database system.  PhD Thesis, Queen’s University Belfast.
• McLoughlin M.F. Kennedy, S & Kennedy DG (1992) Vitamin E responsive myopathy in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fry. Veterinary Record 130, 224-226