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White spot is a contagious parasitic disease of fish. Caused by Ichyophthirius multifilis, the parasite infects the fish after moving from the bottom of the pon
Monday. April 1st, 2019ISKNV-like viruses are a group of viral agents in the genus Megalocytivirus. These viruses predominantly cause disease in a variety of freshwater fish
Wednesday. March 13th, 2019Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a gill disorder found in marine fish, but primarily affecting salmon.
Friday. March 29th, 2019The causative agent of enteric red mouth disease is the bacterium Yersinia ruckeri. The disease is known to affect a wide variety of fish of all ages.
Friday. March 15th, 2019Red Spot Disease is a seasonal epizootic condition of great importance in wild and farmed freshwater and estuarine fish.
Wednesday. March 6th, 2019Whirling disease is a chronic disease caused by Myxobolus cerebralis, a parasitic protozoan that affects mainly juvenile salmonids.
Tuesday. March 26th, 2019Furunculosis is highly contagious disease that affects fish of all ages. Aeromonas salmonicida, the infection causes high mortality in salmonids
Thursday. March 21st, 2019Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is a chronic bacterial disease first reported in wild Atlantic salmon populations in the rivers Spey and Dee in Scotland in 1933
Thursday. March 7th, 2019Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) is an infectious viral disease of salmon and trout. It was first recognised in the 1950s in sockeye and chinook salmon.
Tuesday. March 12th, 2019Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) is an infectious viral disease of carp (Cyprinus carpio) and other cyprinid fish species.
Tuesday. March 5th, 2019