Shellfish farming is a common industry along European coasts. According to the 2005–2006
data from the French National Shellfish Farming Committee (CNC–Comité National de la …

Although a wide range of viruses have been reported in marine molluscs, most of these
reports rely on ultrastructural examination and few of these viruses have been fully …

Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) infections have been reported around the world and are
associated with high mortalities of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). In the summer …

Massive mortality outbreaks in cultured bivalves have been reported worldwide and they
have been associated with infection by a range of viral and bacterial pathogens. Due to their …

Experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of farming sites, seeding date, age of
oysters, ploidy level and rearing structures on mortality, pathogens and energetic reserves of …

Since 2008, mass mortalities of 1-yr-old Crassostrea gigas associated with the ostreid
herpesvirus OsHV-1 μVar have occurred along all the coasts of France when seawater …

Successive disease outbreaks in oyster (Crassostrea gigas) beds in France have resulted in
dramatic losses in production, and subsequent decline in the oyster-farming industry …

Abstract The ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) is one of the major pathogens affecting the
Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, and numerous mortality outbreaks have been observed …

Herpes-and herpes-like viruses are known to infect a wide range of bivalve mollusc species
throughout the world. Abnormal summer mortalities associated to the detection of ostreid …

In 2008 and 2009, acute mortalities occurred in France among Pacific cupped oyster,
Crassostrea gigas, spat. Different hypothesis including the implication of environmental …