Aquatic Animal Health
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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Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV) - MMFS
Fish Virus - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV)
Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - MMFS
Species Studied - Steelhead Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) - MMFS
Species Studied - Pacific Herring ( Clupea pallasii)
Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) - MMFS
Species Studied - Pacific Halibut ( Hippoglossus stenolepis)
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.
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.
Emerging Viruses - FHP
Fish Diseases - Emerging Viruses
Nucleospora Salmonis - FHP
Fish Diseases - Nucleospora Salmonis
Whirling Disease - FHP
Fish Diseases - Whirling Disease
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) - FHP
Fish Diseases - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)
Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC) - FHP
Fish Diseases - Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC)
Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) - FHP
Fish Diseases - Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN)