| Main Ref: | 196 |
| Disease type: | Viral diseases |
| Disease name: | VHS (l.) |
| Other names: | Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia |
| Caus. agent: | (to be filled) |
| Group: |
| Part of body and/or behavior affected by disease: | ||
| Skins and/or fins | Belly | Swimming behavior |
| Gills | Anus | Other behavior |
| Eyes | Viscera Afflicted | Other symptoms |
| Fish affected: | Salmonidae | |
| Symptoms: | This final stage shows loss of appetite, rotating, tumbling, jerky swimming movements, pale liver, kidney enlarged and pale showing nodules. | |
| Treatments: | Unknown. | |
| Prophylaxis: | Quarantine. | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Mortality and seasonality | ||
| Mortality: | high (30% - 60%) | |
| Seasonality: | ||
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