Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia-VHS

[Dan]

Cornell Scientists Find Quick Test to Detect Deadly Fish Virus

February 16, 2007 -- A new test will help scientists quickly detect an aquatic virus that threatens the Great Lakes fishing industry.

Current tests for the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus can take up to a month -- the new technique takes only 24 hours.

Researchers at Cornell hope to have the technique validated by the end of this year. Read the full story to get the details.

"V-H-S is relatively common in Europe and Japan, where it first affected commercially grown freshwater trout."

Cornell Scientists Find Quick Test to Detect Deadly Fish Virus
       http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=5497

[djkimmel]

Thanks Dan. There's a lot of info out there about VHS. As soon as I get the web site straightened around, I'll be starting a VHS page for one-stop source.

[Skip Johnson]

let me guess asian "flying" carp are not affected by vhs.

[Dan]

On the Protect Your Waters site above there is an article on how Bart Stoupek (SP?) is sponsoring a bill in Lansing to help build a permanent barrier to stop the spread of carp.