The same strain of Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV-1) is involved in the development of different, but related, diseases in Atlantic and Pacific Salmon in British Columbia

• Main Authors: Emiliano Di Cicco (Author), Hugh W. Ferguson (Author), Karia H. Kaukinen (Author), Angela D. Schulze (Author), Shaorong Li (Author), Amy Tabata (Author), Oliver P. Günther (Author), Gideon Mordecai (Author), Curtis A. Suttle (Author), Kristina M. Miller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Piscine orthoreovirus Strain PRV-1 is the causative agent of heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758). Given its high prevalence in net pen salmon, debate has arisen on whether PRV poses a risk to migratory salmon, especially in British Columbia (...