First detection, isolation and molecular characterization of infectious salmon anaemia virus associated with clinical disease in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chile

• Published in: BMC Veterinary Research
• Main Authors: Godoy, Marcos G, Aedo, Alejandra, Kibenge, Molly JT, Groman, David B, Yason, Carmencita V, Grothusen, Horts, Lisperguer, Angelica, Calbucura, Marlene, Avendaño, Fernando, Imilán, Marcelo, Jarpa, Miguel, Kibenge, Frederick SB
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2008
• Subjects: General Veterinary; General Medicine; Chiloé; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-4-28; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/1746-6148-4-28.pdf

Abstract Background Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of marine-farmed Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) caused by ISA virus (ISAV), which belongs to the genus Isavirus , family Orthomyxoviridae . The virus is considered to be carried by marine wild fish and for over 25 years has caus...