Abstract
The epidemiological study was performed to survey the prevalence of 5 bacterial, 6 viral and 5 parasitic disease of cultured olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus in Pohang, Ulsan∙Gijang, Keoje and Wando area of Korea from February to December, 2007. The disease frequency of size groups were as follows; Among the 1,218 fish samples, less than 10 cm (67.6%), 11~20 cm (70.2%), 21~30 cm (73.4%), 31~40 cm (77.6%), above 41 cm (88.2%). The highest detection rates of pathogens were recorded in samples from August and Ulsan. The detection rates of parasites, bacteria or viruses were 43.2%, 38.8% and 24.4%, respectively. The distribution of specific diseases showed that detection rates of diseases occurring the most frequently during the study period were Trichodina (33.1%), viral nervous necrosis virus (16.0%), Vibrio (9.7%), Scutica (10.1%), Ichthyobodo (5.7%).