Prevalence of piscine orthoreovirus and salmonid alphavirus in sea-caught returning adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in northern Norway

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Madhun, Abdullah Sami, Isachsen, Cecilie Helen, Omdal Strandenes, Linn Maren, Einen, Ann Cathrine B., Mæhle, Stig, Wennevik, Vidar, Niemelä, Eero, Svåsand, Terje, Karlsbakk, Egil
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Norway; Sav’; Atlantic salmon; Northern Norway; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2560342; https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12785

Heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) caused by piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) and pancreas disease (PD) caused by salmonid alphavirus (SAV) are among the most prevalent viral diseases of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway. There are limited data about the impact of disease in farmed salmon on wi...