Second SEAFDEC hands-on training for important viral diseases of shrimp and marine fish

Abstract

The Second SEAFDEC Hands-on Training for Important Viral Diseases of Shrimp and Marine Fish was conducted at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department in Iloilo, Philippines on 5-21 November 2003. The objective of the training course was to train national trainers or core persons in the diagnosis of viral diseases. It was scheduled for two successive years to be participated in by the same set of trainees from the region. The first phase was held on 6-19 November 2002 and focused on the use of molecular tools and other important techniques in the diagnosis of viral diseases of shrimps and marine fish. The second phase was a continuation of the first training course. It was also intended as a venue to thresh out and resolve problems encountered by the participants in the application of these methods in their respective countries or laboratories.