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Aquatic Animal Health

The fish disease program includes a mix of basic and applied science focused on understanding the factors that control the distribution and severity of infectious diseases affecting both hatchery and wild fish. Aquatic health research includes work in virology, bacteriology, immunology, histology, molecular biology/genetics, fish pathogen ecology, epidemiology, and evolution, and genetics.

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Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - MMFS

Species Studied - Steelhead Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )
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Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) - MMFS

Species Studied - Pacific Herring ( Clupea pallasii )
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Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) - MMFS

Species Studied - Pacific Halibut ( Hippoglossus stenolepis )
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Research on Emerging Viruses of Salmonids - FHP

At the request of the State of Washington, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Western Fisheries Research Center has been providing technical advice and conducting research regarding the emergence of IHNV in the watersheds of coastal Washington State.
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Research on Emerging Viruses of Salmonids - FHP

At the request of the State of Washington, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Western Fisheries Research Center has been providing technical advice and conducting research regarding the emergence of IHNV in the watersheds of coastal Washington State.
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Reference Laboratory Service - FHP

The Fish Health Section provides reference laboratory services to identify viral pathogens submitted by staff from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) fish health laboratory.
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Reference Laboratory Service - FHP

The Fish Health Section provides reference laboratory services to identify viral pathogens submitted by staff from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) fish health laboratory.
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Emerging Viruses - FHP

Fish Diseases - Emerging Viruses
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Nucleospora Salmonis - FHP

Fish Diseases - Nucleospora Salmonis
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Whirling Disease - FHP

Fish Diseases - Whirling Disease
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Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) - FHP

Fish Diseases - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)
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Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC) - FHP

Fish Diseases - Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC)
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Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) - FHP

Fish Diseases - Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN)
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Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) - FHP

Fish Diseases - Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD)
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