| macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus disease (white tail disease) in australia. | the index case of white tail disease (wtd) is presented in adult broodstock prawns macrobrachium rosenbergii from the flinders river in western queensland, australia, in mid-2007. histological examination revealed extensive myonecrosis with massive infiltration of myonuclei and some haemocytes. juveniles from the same broodstock but not from 3 other families displayed white muscle lesions. low-grade chronic mortalities approaching 100% over 1 yr occurred. reverse transcriptase polymerase chain r ... | 2009 | 19750804 |