Epidemiology of Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea) in the River Tornionjoki, a Baltic wild salmon river

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Anttila, P, Romakkaniemi, A, Kuusela, J, Koski, P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: Tornionjoki; White Sea; North Atlantic; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.2008.00916.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2761.2008.00916.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2761.2008.00916.x

Abstract The occurrence of Gyrodactylus salaris in the River Tornionjoki was investigated in 2000–2004. Infection of salmon parr, Salmo salar , was common in the uppermost reach of the river system but decreased downstream and was rare in the lowermost reach. This pattern was consistent across the s...