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Spreading Koi herpesvirus using angling equipment

Posted by: Keith Way, Posted on: 1 July 2016 - Categories: Animal Health, FFN 2016, Finfish News
A fish gill showing necrosis from KHV

Koi herpesvirus (KHV) is a fatal disease of carp which has spread rapidly between UK recreational fisheries. Although live fish movements are the main risk for disease spread, we’ve demonstrated that KHV can be transferred by contaminated angling equipment. 

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