Consequences of Haemorrhagic Smolt Syndrome (HSS) for the Immune Status of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) (Case Study)

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Aleksei Krasnov, Ingunn Sommerset, Tina Søfteland, Sergey Afanasyev, Preben Boysen, Hege Lund
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; haemorrhagic smolt syndrome; microarray; IgM; clonotypes; Keyhole; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9010001

Haemorrhagic smolt syndrome (HSS) is a disorder of unknown aetiology causing losses in the fresh water phase of Atlantic salmon farming. Normally, the mortality is limited and symptoms disappear upon seawater exposure. In this case study, classical HSS pathology with internal organ haemorrhages and...