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Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) genotype II isolated from European river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis in Finland during surveillance from 1999 to 2008.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 17 Feb 2010
Gadd Tuija, Jakava-Viljanen Miia, Einer-Jensen Katja, Ariel Ellen, Koski Perttu, Sihvonen Liisa
Abstract excerpt
We examined the occurrence of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) in the main spawning stocks of wild European river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis in the rivers of Finland from 1999 to 2008. Pooled samples of internal organs (kidney, liver and heart or brain) from 2621 lampreys were examined for the presence of VHSV by standard virological techniques. VHSV was isolated from 5 samples from the rivers...
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