The economic cost of disease outbreaks to aquaculture producers could be reduced with the results from the PEPTIDEX project.
The project is involved with research into efficient vaccines against viral fish pathogens.
There are currently no vaccines available that successfully protect from viral infections in fish. Research on the peptide based vaccination will adapt the technology of its proven success in warm-blooded vertebrates to use in cold-blooded vertebrates.
The objective of the project is to develop a pathogen epitope prediction programme and to design a viral pathogen peptide – vaccine.
The project will develop reagents for use in immunological research in Atlantic salmon.
Another benefit is the reduction of the environmental impact of an outbreak by reducing the spread of disease to wild populations of fish.
If successful, this represents a new approach to developing vaccines against viral agents in fish and may be further developed into a commercial product.
Tags: disease, Economics, fish health
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