Most of the escaped farmed salmon entering a river during a 5‐year period were infected with one or more viruses

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Madhun, Abdullah S., Karlsbakk, Egil, Skaala, Øystein, Solberg, Monica F., Wennevik, Vidar, Harvey, Alison, Meier, Sonnich, Fjeldheim, Per T., Andersen, Kaja Christine, Glover, Kevin A.
• Other Authors: Miljødirektoratet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Sav’; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13950; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfd.13950

Abstract Disease interactions between farmed and wild populations have been poorly documented for most aquaculture species, in part due to the complexities to study this. Here, we tested 567 farmed Atlantic salmon escapees, captured in a Norwegian river during 2014–2018, for five viral infections th...