Objective Myxidium leei (Myxozoa) is an important pathogen of Sparus aurata and other fish cultured in the Mediterranean, causing high mortalities both in netpens and in land-based mariculture systems, with subsequent economical impact. In spite of the relevance of this myxidiosis, there are important gaps in the knowledge of the parasite life cycle, transmission, epidemiology, mechanisms of infection and immunology. The present project intends to evaluate the epidemiological status of this disease in sparid cultures and wild fish and invertebrates by validating and using a diagnostic PCR-assay, also useful to control its introduction and spreading. The mechanisms involved in transmission, pathogenesis and immune response are also studied in order to manage adequate prophylactic measures. Fields of science social sciencessociologydemographymortalitymedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicineimmunologynatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyinvertebrate zoology Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-2. - Key action Control of Infectious Diseases Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS EU contribution No data Address Ribera de Cabanes 12595 APEADERO DE CABANES Spain See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address 08193 BELLATERRA See on map Total cost No data ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC & LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Israel EU contribution No data Address North Beach 88112 EILAT See on map Total cost No data ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL'UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Salvemini Gaetano, 1 06126 PERUGIA See on map Total cost No data PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS*UNIVERSITYOF THESSALY Greece EU contribution No data Address Terma Trikalon Str. 43100 KARDITSA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA Spain EU contribution No data Address Campus de Espinardo 30100 ESPINARDO See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER II - SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES DU LANGUEDOC France EU contribution No data Address UMII, Place Eugene Bataillon 34095 MONTPELLIER See on map Total cost No data
