TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL EASTERN FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP ROYAL PAVILLION RESORT, ATLANTIC BEACH, NC MARCH 18 - 20, 1997 Archival and Educational Resources at the AFIP for the Study of Fish Disease Timothy P. O'Neill and J. C. Eastep Registry of Comparative Pathology, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000 The Registry of Comparative Patholoy, located at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) serves as a resource for the study of pathologic processes from a comparative prospective. The Registry's primary role is to disseminate knowledge about animal models of human disease and comparative pathology; including diseases in laboratory, domestic, and wild animals, such as fish. This presentation is designed to inform participants of services and resources available at the AFIP and to propose collaborative development of educational media covering diseases of fish. The AFIP is a federally funded center for medical research, education, and consultation. The Department of Veterinary Pathology renders second opinion diagnoses on diseases of species from primates to lower vertebrates. The repository of these cases is a key resource for the Registry. The Registry produces a quarterly newsletter, journal publications, sponsors scientific symposia, and hosts summer research students. It has established a World Wide Web site and began several multimedia CD-ROM efforts. The Registry's prototype CD-ROM contains printed descriptions of 20 animal models of human disease with images of macroscopic and microscopic lesions. These cases are posted for review on our web site at "http://vetpath1.afip.mil/comp_path.htm". The software which evolved from this effort is used to produce the electronic version of the AFIP Tumor Fascicles. These tumor atlases are now published in book and CD-ROM forms. Most recently, the Department of Veterinary Pathology prepared a visual and descriptive summary of 120 teaching cases as a CD-ROM. Three fish disease cases from this project will be demonstrated. The software illustrates case selection using a database approach and case information is supplied on demand in short bullets. Images may be viewed with or without arrows, labels, and descriptive legends to facilitate self-testing by users. Return to 22nd Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop Return to Leetown Science Center Home Page