PRO/AH/EDR> Infectious hypodermal & hematopoietic necrosis – Canada: (AB) shrimp, OIE

Other Animal Disease — Canada
Information received on [and dated] 16 Aug 2019 from Dr Jaspinder Komal, deputy chief veterinary officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Aug 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus [IHHNV]
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory (advanced)
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