NYMC Faculty Publications

Salmon Aquaculture, Piscirickettsia Salmonis Virulence, and One Health: Dealing With Harmful Synergies Between Heavy Antimicrobial Use and Piscine and Human Health: Comment on Avendano-Herrera (2021)

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736520

Journal Title

Aquaculture

First Page

736520

Last Page

736520

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-15-2021

Department

Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Abstract

Dr. Avendaño-Herrera's comments (Avendaño-Herrera, 2021) on our review (Godfrey and Cabello, 2019) are mostly marginal to its content. They provide insufficient scientific evidence to weaken our hypothesis that Piscirickettsia salmonis is a potential opportunistic (facultative) pathogen/endogenous pathobiont of salmon. They also fail to undermine our review's central points, that infections caused by P. salmonis could be prevented by improved husbandry practices and that the excessive amounts of antimicrobials used in Chilean salmon aquaculture for their prevention/treatment are detrimental to the health of fish, other animals, humans and the environment.

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