Disease transmission from gills, sampled from YHV-infected
P. monodon at either 12 h or 24 h after they showed signs of morbidity,
provide evidence that YHV transmission through cannibalism may be
higher from shrimps in earlier stages of morbidity than in latter stages as they approach death, at least at 28 °C. Thus, strategies to remove
shrimps as soon as morbidity becomes evident may provide a means
of minimizing YHV transmission from cannibalism and minimize
production losses associated to this disease.