Virus diseases of fish
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Abstract
Viruses are probably the cause of a wide spectrum of fish diseases. Although relatively few virus diseases of fish are known today, some of the diseases of unknown etiology, as well as some diseases presently accepted as due to bacteria, protozoa, fungi or nutritional deficiencies, possibly will be recognized eventually as virus diseases.
Some viruses may induce proliferative tissue changes whereas others may cause degenerative change. Although several diseases of a proliferative nature have been reported to be of virus origin, positive experimental evidence for the transmission of a virus from one fish to another, has been presented for only lymphocystis.
The degenerative or non-neoplastic diseases of possible virus origin give the fish-culturist the most concern because of the severe mortalities resulting from infection. Epizootics of this nature have been reported in carp (Cyprinus carpio) and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) in Europe, in acara (Geophagus brasiliensis) in South America, in kokanee, (Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi) and in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka nerka) in the State of Washington. It has been demonstrated that each epizootic was caused by an infectious filterable agent, probably a virus.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Virus diseases of fish |
| Series title | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8659(1953)83[331:VDOF]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1954 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Fisheries Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 11 p. |
| First page | 331 |
| Last page | 341 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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