Other Animal Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
A virus that can cause disease in largemouth bass has now been identified in otherwise apparently healthy northern snakeheads taken from 2 Potomac River tributaries in Virginia, the US Geological Survey announced today [13 Aug 2013].
This is the 1st time that the pathogen, known as largemouth bass virus, has been reported in northern snakeheads. The virus has been found in bass, sunfish, and other fish species, but largemouth bass are the only species known to develop disease from
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