Australian-French joint research on oyster parasites rapid test

Australia and France join forces to conduct rapid tests on oyster parasites. Australian and French scientists jointly conducted tests to detect oyster Poliovia disease to ensure that the oyster industry is protected from potential hazards. Rapid testing of pathogens can ensure that oysters transported and transferred will not be The rapid spread of disease within Australia will also ensure that overseas countries such as France that import Australian oysters are free from the threat of disease. Bowner’s disease is an intracellular parasite that affects blood cells of oysters. The parasite was first discovered in Normandy in 1979, reducing French oyster production from 20,000 tons per year in the 1970s to 1,800 tons in 1995. Following funding and assistance from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and the French Embassy, ​​researchers from the Jilong CSIRO Animal Industry Australia Animal Health Laboratory will conduct research on new test methods. In the past three years, the production of edible molluscs in Australia has increased by 22%, and the total production value in 2000/2001 was US$57 million. If the research is successful, the testing of Bowner’s disease will only take 3-4 hours.