Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD)

🦠 Neoparamoeba perurans

📋 Overview

AGD is the major disease of Tasmanian salmon farms. Warm water freshwater bathing is the standard treatment - salmon are transferred to freshwater for 2-3 hours which kills the amoebae. Chronic AGD requires multiple annual treatments.

📊 Key Facts

Causative Agent

Neoparamoeba perurans

Peak Mortality

50%

Primary Host

Atlantic salmon

Treatment

✗ None

Vaccine

✗ None / Experimental

💊 Treatment

⚠️ No universally approved treatment is currently available. The information below covers supportive care and experimental approaches.

Freshwater bath, hydrogen peroxide bath.