Opening remarks at the Emergency Regional Consultation on Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Syndrome.

Presentation on the background objectives, structure and expected ouputs of the Emergency Regional Consultation on Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Syndrome.

Presentation on the characterisatoin, distribution, impacts and case definition for acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome.

Presentation on research progress into the bacterial or viral causes of AHPNS.

Presentation on mechanisms for the emergence of new diseases.

Presentation on novel methods for detecting previously unknown or "ghost" viruses.

Presentation on the epidemiology and risk factors for acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome.

Presentation on the role of management in acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome and "EMS".

Presentation on the impact of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome on shrimp farming in China.

Presentation on the impact of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome on shrimp farming in Thailand.