Prevalence of Causing Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease of Shrimp in Shrimp, Molluscan Shellfish and Water Samples in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

A total of 481 samples, including 417 shrimp and molluscan shellfish samples from retail shops and farms and 64 water samples from shrimp and molluscan shellfish farms in the Mekong Delta located the southern part of Vietnam, were examined for the presence of () caused acute haepatopancreatic necrosic disease (AHPND) in shrimp. strains were isolated in two of 298 (0.7%) molluscan shellfish samples from retail shops, seven of 71 (9.