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Genetic diversity and associated pathology of rhabdovirus infections in farmed and wild perch Perca fluviatilis in Ireland.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 2 Dec 2014
Ruane N M, Rodger H D, McCarthy L J, Swords D, Dodge M, Kerr R C, Henshilwood K, Stone D M
Abstract excerpt
Rhabdovirus infections are an emerging problem for both wild and farmed freshwater fish in Northern Europe. In October 2005, a clinical outbreak with an approximate mortality rate of 40% occurred in a single batch of juvenile perch on a farm in the Republic of Ireland. Clinical signs developed slowly and were consistent with a perch rhabdovirus infection: signs included haemorrhages at the base of the fins and...
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