Diagnosis and Training Center for Fish Diseases

The Diagnosis and Training Center for Fish Diseases carries out 1) the diagnosis of emerging diseases of unknown causes and the diseases specified by laws, 2) research on the development of new diagnostic techniques, and 3) training courses for disseminating information on these techniques.


PCR for koi herpesvirus (top) and electrophoresis image of PCR products (bottom). *: molecular marker; P: positive control; N: negative control; 1~5: samples (all samples except for No.4 are positive). A lecture on diagnosis (top) and hands-on training for PCR-diagnosis (bottom).

 Sampling Methods of Histopathology for Fish and Shellfish