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Etiology of sockeye salmon 'virus' disease

Raymond W. Guenther·S.W. Watson·R.R. Rucker·A. J. Ross
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Abstract

Violent epizootics among hatchery reared sockeye salmon fingerlings ( Oncorhynchus nerka ) caused by a filterable agent have occurred. In 1954, one source of this infectious, filterable agent was found to be adult sockeye viscera used in the diet for the fingerlings. The results of observations on an epizootic in 1958 indicate that the infection may be transmitted to fingerlings from a water supply to which adult sockeye salmon have access.

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Raymond W. Guenther, S.W. Watson, R.R. Rucker, A. J. Ross. 1959. Etiology of sockeye salmon 'virus' disease. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70160534

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