Advances in Fish Pathology and Parasitology

Dear Colleagues,

Fish pathology and parasitology are considered significant scientific fields, characterized by their relevant role in specific sectors (such as aquaculture), especially concerning key aspects such as the monitoring of the health status of cultured fish and sustainable productions. Despite their substantial differences, these are undoubtedly complementary disciplines that are useful for better understanding diseases due to parasites in teleost. In some cases, parasitic diseases can promote the health status of their hosts with potentially fatal consequences. In recent decades, advances in fish pathology and parasitology have significantly improved the scientific and clinical approach of fish diseases, with positive implications for both the sustainability of aquaculture and the conservation of aquatic ecosystems. This has led to a better understanding of fish diseases and the conservation of healthier and more resilient environments. This Special Issue aims to provide scientific contributions on general fish pathology and parasitology, as well as host–pathogen interactions, and to improve the current knowledge on the immune adaptation of fish to potential diseases, including new diagnostic approaches and new developments of treatment used against parasitic diseases in both wild and farmed freshwater and seawater fish.

Dr. Carmelo Iaria
Dr. Giovanni De Benedetto
Dr. Sabrina Natale
Guest Editors

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• aquaculture
• fish parasites
• host–parasite interaction
• fish
• fish pathology
• diagnostic pathology
• disease prevention
• sustainable production
• farmed aquatic organisms