| Shellfish farms show a number of specificities, some of which are decisive in the triggering and spreading of infectious and non-infectious diseases. This chapter deals only with infectious diseases which are currently the major hazard in shellfish culture, due to their virulence but also to the insufficiency of available fighting means. The epidemiological analysis is essentially based on the example of French shellfish culture. But the conclusions that can be drawn are of general interest. We then tackle the therapeutic and prophylactic fighting means. This study highlights the specificities of epizooties in bivalve molluscs and the constraints raised by fighting against farm diseases in an open and fluid environment, farming habits and the consumption... |
