WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2014 67 TOP LEFT, FIGURE 1. Typical lesions of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome causing destruction of muscle near the caudal peduncle. BOTTOM LEFT, FIGURE 2. Mikania cordata vines with leaves. TOP RIGHT, FIGURE 3. Green turmeric Curcuma longa used to treat Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome. BOTTOM RIGHT, FIGURE 4. A mixture of Mikania cordata and mashed green turmeric prior to application to fish ponds for control of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome. Notes Debtanu Barman, Center for Aquaculture Research & Development (CARD), St. Xavier’s Vocational Training Center, Don Bosco, Bishramganj, Tripura, India. 799103. Corresponding Author: debtanu08@gmail.com Vikash Kumar, Suvra Roy, Kundan Kumar and K.V.Rajendran. Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India. 400061. Acknowledgment Mr. Biranjay Reang, Kanchanpur, Dhalai, Tripura, India (fish farmer) provided information about Mikania cordata and its potential role in controlling EUS. References Das, M.K. 1997. Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) in fishes – its present status in India. CICFRI (ICAR), Bulletin. No. 69. Egusa, S. and N. Masuda.1971. A new fungal disease of Plecoglossus altivelis. Fish Pathology 6:41-46. Hargis, W.J. 1985. Quantitative effects of marine diseases on fish and shellfish populations. Pages 608-640 In: Transactions of the North American Wildlife Nature Research Conference. Muthukrishnan, D., A.K.H.Mohamed, M.R.S. Chidambaram and V.A. Sing. 2008. Microbial flora from the Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) infected murrel, Channa striatus (Bloch 1797) in Tirunelveli Region. Turkish Journal of Veterinary Animal Science 32(3): 221-224. Rodgers, L.J. and J.B. Burke.1981. Seasonal variation in the prevalence of ‘red spot’ disease in estuarine fish with particular reference to sea mullet, Mugil cephalus. Journal of Fish Diseases 4:297-307.
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