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Accession number:

386

Host species (latin):

Gadus morhua

Common name:

Cod, Atlantic

Disease/condition:

Granulomatosis

Location (host):

Viscera

Aetiology:

Francisella sp.

Aetiology:

Francisella sp.

Additional Information:

Significance:

Commonly observed condition in cod from the southern North Sea. Condition caused by a Francisella sp. causes similar pathology in farmed cod.

Lession:

Multiple granulomas with necrotic centres in liver, heart and spleen.

Stains:

Location:

Not recorded

Area:

SOUTHERN NORTH SEA

Country:

Submitter:

D. Bucke

Accession date:

7/16/1987

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