SEAFDEC/AQD Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | Aquaculture Department
SEAFDEC/AQD offers fish disease diagnostic services such as direct microscopy, PCR diagnosis, bacteriology, mycology, histopathology, and aflatoxin determination.
To request a fish disease diagnostic from SEAFDEC/AQD:
- Contact the Fish Health Section Diagnostic Services for the availability of schedule by sending an email to fishhealth@seafdec.org.ph or call telephone no. (033) 511-9170 loc 1177 / mobile no. (0935)1666357.
- Fill up the REQUEST FORM and hand-carry samples to SEAFDEC/AQD or send by registered, door-to-door courier service to:
The Diagnostic Services
Fish Health Section
SEAFDEC/AQD
Tigbauan, 5021 Iloilo
Philippines
- Upon receipt of the Statement of Account from the Fish Health Section, you can pay through:
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- Bank transfer: Deposit the computed amount to SEAFDEC/AQD savings account # 307 1128779 at UCPB-Iznart Branch Iloilo City. Email the bank confirmation or scan of the deposit slip to fishhealth@seafdec.org.ph. Alternatively, fax the deposit slip to (033) 3307011 c/o Fish Health Section.
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- Cash payment: Cash payment is made to the Cashier of SEAFDEC/AQD in Tigbauan, Iloilo by presenting a copy of the Statement of Account. Present the official receipt to the Fish Health Section.
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- Check payment: Checks should be made payable to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department and mail to the Fish Health Section together with a copy of the Statement of Account.
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- The Fish Health Section will release the result, if ready, upon receipt of the proof of payment.
Ways of sending samples:
- Live samples
Appropriate for examinations such as:
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- Microscopy
- Bacteriology
- Mycology
- Virology (PCR and tissue culture)
- Histopathology
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- Iced samples
Appropriate for examinations such as:
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- Microscopy
- Bacteriology
- Mycology
- Virology
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- Fixed samples
Appropriate for examinations such as:
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- Virology (PCR)
- Histopathology
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Method of sampling for:
Below are the diagnostic services fees:
| Diagnostic Services | Fee (PHP) |
| Direct microscopy of wet mounts or tissue smears | |
| Fish/Shrimp larval monitoring + MBV detection | 250 |
| Parasite detection and identification (1-5 specimens) | 150 |
| PCR-based diagnosis | |
| Shrimp viruses | |
| WSSV, IHHNV (IQ2000 kit) | 900 |
| WSSV and IHHNV soil and water sample | 3,000 |
| WSSV, IHHNV soil, water, and tissue sample (Real-time qPCR) | 3,000 |
| TSV, YHV, GAV, IMNV (IQ2000 kit) | 1,000 |
| MBV | 900 |
| WTD – XSV, MrNV | 900 |
| Shrimp bacteria, AHPND (IQ2000 kit) | 900 |
| Shrimp microsporidian parasite, EHP (IQ2000 kit) | 900 |
| Fish viruses | |
| KHV (IQ2000 kit) | 900 |
| SVCV (IQ2000 kit) | 1,000 |
| VNN (IQ2000 kit) | 1,000 |
| Iridovirus (IQ2000 kit) | 900 |
| Bacteriology/Mycology | |
| Bacterial isolation (1-5 specimens) | 300 |
| Bacterial identification (Conventional method, per isolate; minimum of 5 isolates) | 750 |
| Bacterial count (water samples, 1-10 pcs. fry, fingerlings, and juveniles) | |
| Total plate count, luminous bacteria count, total presumptive Vibrio | 300 |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae, V. alginolyticus count | 300 |
| Marine fungal isolation | 300 |
| Histopathology (H&E stain of routine paraffin sections) | |
| Full mount (per slide) | 300 |
| Typical section (per slide or tissue) | 300 |
| Serial section (per slide) | 300 |
| Aflatoxin detection | |
| Feeds and animal tissue (Elabscience rapid test kit) | 500 |
Watch related video!
Know more about the diagnostic services of SEAFDEC/AQD and how to send samples by watching this video: SEAFDEC/AQD Fish Health Diagnostic Services.