Welcome to the International Database on Aquatic Animal Diseases

This database will be invaluable to those wishing to access the OIE published data on the occurrence of the OIE-listed aquatic animal diseases in all Member Countries and/or the additional data in the published scientific literature. Essentially, the information is grouped into OIE data, Non-OIE data and All data. The database is divided into tables designed to cover each disease, host species, disease location and information source (reference). Within these general areas, more specific items include information on the natural or experimental occurrence of the disease and the taxonomic position of the host species.

OIE data on the geographical and host ranges of the diseases listed by OIE has been taken from the World Animal Health annual reports (1994-2007) for all OIE Member Countries, the 4th edition (2003) and the 5th edition (2006) of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals and from the on-line " Disease Information " weekly bulletins of OIE. Other information on the geographical and host ranges of the diseases as published in the scientific literature has been added as "non-OIE" data to ensure that the epidemiological picture is as complete as possible.
 
Subsequent data from future OIE World Animal Health reports will be entered as soon as they become available each year. A computer-based search of the current scientific literature is being carried out continuously and all relevant new information is entered into the "non-OIE data" section, together with details of the reference source, on a monthly basis.

The development and maintenance of this database is funded by the Department for Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK who has made it publicly available through the OIE Collaborating Centre for Information on Aquatic Animal Diseases based at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth, United Kingdom.