EHP disease affected in shrimp cultivation.pptx

EHP in shrimp

1. EHP

2. What is EHP Enterocytozoon hepatopenasei , or EHP disease in shrimp, is a type of disease caused by a microsporidian parasite that hinders the shrimp's growth rate. EHP in shrimp was first discovered in 2004, specifically in cultured tiger shrimp in Thailand. In Indonesia, it was first reported to infect shrimp in 2015

3. Life cycle The life cycle of a microsporidian parasite can be divided into three phases: the infective, the proliferative and the spore-forming phase