養殖場でエビ大量死　甲殻類の伝染病を初確認―沖縄県

　沖縄県は１９日、同県大宜味村のバナメイエビ養殖場で、国が指定する甲殻類の伝染病「急性肝膵臓壊死（すいぞうえし）症」（ＡＨＰＮＤ）が国内で初めて発生したと発表した。養殖エビ１０万尾の大半が死んだ。伝染が拡大すれば養殖業に大打撃となる恐れもあり、県が警戒を強めている。
　県によると、ＡＨＰＮＤは国が「特定疾病」に指定する甲殻類特有の伝染病。人に感染した例はなく、感染したエビを食べても人体に害はないという。（2020/10/19-18:54）

The Okinawa prefectural government confirmed Monday Japan's first outbreak of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease, or AHPND, at a whiteleg shrimp farm in the village of Ogimi.
   A majority of the 100,000 whiteleg shrimps raised at the farm have died, according to the southernmost Japan prefecture.
   AHPND, a contagious disease that affects crustaceans, does not spread to people. It is also safe to eat infected shrimps, according to the prefectural government.
   The farm imported some 100,000 shrimps from Thailand for the first time in August. A prefectural inspection on Oct. 8 found a large number of deaths and the shrimps have since tested positive for AHPND.
   The prefectural government ordered the farm to get rid of the rest of the shrimps and disinfect its pond.