FATAL DISEASE: The council said it would compensate farmers for shrimp destroyed due to the virus and help them rehabilitate their farms

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 19, 2020
By: Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA

Sixteen crayfish and shrimp farms across the nation were found to have been infected with the Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1), which was first found in China in 2014, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said yesterday, adding that there is no risk of human transmission.

A COA inspection of crayfish and shrimp farms nationwide from May 8 to May 21 found that 12 crayfish farms, three king prawn farms and one giant tiger prawn farm tested positive for the virus, COA Deputy Minister Huang Chin-cheng (黃金城) told a news conference in Taipei.

All crayfish, shrimp and prawns testing positive for DIV1 are to be disposed of, Huang said.

Of the 16 farms, two king prawn farms are in New Taipei City, while the other king prawn farm and one giant tiger prawn farm are in Yilan County, Huang said.    [FULL  STORY8]