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Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis First Isolation of Virus from Fish in Norway
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 17, pages 109–111 (1976)
Abstract
Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is a disease of salmonid fishes. It has been reported in many countries throughout the world (M’Gonigle 1940, Wood et al. 1955, Besse & Kinkelin 1965, Vestergård Jørgensen & Bregnballe 1969, Sano 1971, Ball et al 1971, Ljungberg & Vestergård Jørgensen 1972, Schlotfeldt et al. 1975). Outbreaks of the disease can cause serious losses in populations of hatchery reared salmonids, the mortality rate varying between 10 and 90 % (Vestergård Jørgensen & Kehlet 1971). There are at least four different serotypes of the virus distinguished by neutralization tests (Wolf et al. 1968). Twenty-five isolates of IPN virus in Denmark proved to represent only two serotypes (Sp and Ab) (Vestergård Jørgensen & Kehlet). The present paper reports the first isolation of IPN virus from the stock at a fish farm in Norway.
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The authors wish to thank Dr. P. E. Vestergård Jørgensen for supplying the specific antisera against IPN and VHS viruses and for examining the virus by fluorescent antibody technique.
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Håstein, T., Krogsrud, J. Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis First Isolation of Virus from Fish in Norway. Acta Vet Scand 17, 109–111 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547948
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