Experimental Piscine orthoreovirus infection mediates protection against pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

• Published in: Veterinary Research
• Main Authors: Lund, Morten, Røsæg, Magnus Vikan, Krasnov, Aleksei, Timmerhaus, Gerrit, Nyman, Ingvild Berg, Aspehaug, Vidar, Rimstad, Espen, Dahle, Maria Krudtaa
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Subjects: Research Article; Sav’; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075195/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27769313; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-016-0389-y

Viral diseases are among the main challenges in farming of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The most prevalent viral diseases in Norwegian salmon aquaculture are heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) caused by Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), and pancreas disease (PD) caused by Salmonid alphavirus...