| Main Ref: | 193 |
| Disease type: | Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) |
| Disease name: | Whirling Disease 1 (m.) |
| Other names: | Myxosomatosis |
| Caus. agent: | Myxosoma cerebralis |
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| 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: | Spiral swimming motions, caudal part of body dark, deformation of skeleton. Whirling is the classic symptom. Skin color changes may not always appear. | |
| Treatments: | Unknown. | |
| Prophylaxis: | Avoid stress. Quarantine, sanitation, and disinfection. | |
| Remarks: | May require tubificid worms to complete life-cycle. Diagnosis confirmed by the detection of the spores from the cartilage of affected fish. Usually a notifiable disease. | |
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