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Accession number:

326

Host species (latin):

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Common name:

Trout, Rainbow Freshwater

Disease/condition:

Whirling disease

Location (host):

Cartilage

Aetiology:

Myxobolus cerebralis

Aetiology:

Myxobolus cerebralis

Additional Information:

Significance:

Several rainbow trout farms in England and Wales were affected with the disease.

Lession:

Eroded cartilage containing developmental stages and spores of Myxobolus cerebralis.

Stains:

Location:

Trout hatcheries

Area:

Not recorded

Country:

Submitter:

S.W. Feist

Accession date:

6/4/1983

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