小瓜虫疫苗研究进展及突破方向——访美小瓜虫研究机构思考

Research direction and review on Ichthyophthirius Vaccine——ponder of ichthyophthiriasis research institutions visiting in USA

小瓜虫病是世界范围内严重危害淡水养殖鱼类的主要寄生虫病。美国农业部水生动物健康研究所、佐治亚大学兽医学院和康奈尔大学兽医学院3家研究机构在鱼类小瓜虫病及疫苗研究方面走在世界前列。为提升我国鱼类寄生虫研究水平,我们访问了此3家小瓜虫病研究机构,并与美国小瓜虫研究学者进行了交流。在总结了访美收获的基础上,介绍了小瓜虫的研究进展,并就我国小瓜虫疫苗研究需要的科研设施建设、突破的主攻方向及国内外合作提出了建议。

Ichthyophthiriasis（Ich） is a severely harmful parasitic disease to freshwater fishes worldwide.In Ich research,Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit,United States Department of Agriculture,College of Veterinary Medicine,The University of Georgia and College of Veterinary Medicine,Cornell University are in the leading position around the whole world.The authors visited these three institutions and communicated with the American scientists focused on Ich research.In this paper,the latest progress on Ich vaccines research was rviewed,proposals on facilities construction,main research directions,domestic and international cooperation were put forward for overcoming the difficulties in the Ich vaccines research based on what we learned from the visiting.