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AKCA Project KHV Update
From Sept/Oct 2006 KOIUSA
By Spike Cover
Project KHV recognized that, while eradication of KHV is the long-term goal of the project, near-term information on how to cope with the disease until a solution is found (i.e., almost certainly a vaccine) would be very helpful to the koi community. So while the original efforts were directed at research, more recently the focus has been broadened to include education.
In the last issue of KOI USA, we briefly described our Project’s newly approved education program. The team for that project is composed of the following prominent fish professionals (in alpha order):
Ruth Francis-Floyd, DVM – Univ.
of FL
Andy Goodwin, PhD – Univ. of AR at Pine Bluff
Kathleen Hartman, PhD DVM Univ. of FL (principal investigator/team leader)
Tim Miller-Morgan, DVM – Oregon State Univ.
Denise Petty, DVM – Univ. of FL
Craig Watson, MS – Univ. of FL
Roy Yanong, VMD – Univ. of FL
The program will be a multi-regional KHV training and education program intended for U.S. koi and water garden retailers and wholesalers as well as koi hobbyists. There will be primary training sessions ("train-the-trainer") specifically geared for selected fish health specialists and veterinarians that have been identified by the investigators/collaborators as leaders and educators in their regions. These individuals will then lead the KHV education programs in their various regions.
Education material will be presented in a one-day seminar format with power point presentations which will be provided to course participants on a CD-ROM. Course materials will also be available as hand-outs and via internet access through a web-link listed on the investigator and co-investigator/collaborator(s) institutional websites.
Topics covered in the one-day course will include:
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a. Impact of water quality parameters on fish health
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b. General fish physiology
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c. Fish immune system
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d. Stress response
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e. History and distribution of KHV
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f. KHV etiology and modes of transmission
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g. Clinical signs of KHV
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h. Diagnostic procedures
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i. KHV management and control - Current recommendations
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j. Current status of KHV
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k. KHV: Facts and Fiction
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l. Biosecurity protocols
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m. Quarantine procedures
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n. Sanitation and disinfection methods effective against KHV
Biology of Fish Health, including:
Koi Herpes Virus, including:
Effective and practical fish biosecurity and quarantine practices
Additionally, an intensive course will be offered in conjunction with trade meetings such as those sponsored by Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), and American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA). At these meetings a short (1-2 hour) educational program on KHV and biosecurity will be presented. Participants will be given hand-outs and a CD with program materials.
A website will also be developed containing program materials and current information on KHV and appropriate biosecurity practices for the retailer, wholesaler and hobbyist. The website will be accessible through investigator/collaborator affiliated institutional websites.
The educational sessions in the regions are scheduled to start in March of 2007 and run through August of that year.
In the meantime, the Project KHV team will be seeking additional projects and programs to support. So that we may keep this effort going, we ask for your support and donations to help stop this serious threat to our hobby and our fun. Please visit http://www.akcaprojectkhv.org/index.htm