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| Last Modified: Fri, 20 May 2016 15:43:07 IST | |
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| Disease name | Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia |
| Species affected | Fish |
| Definition | VHS is a disease of farmed rainbow trout, farmed turbot, farmed Japanese flounder as well as a broad range of wild freshwater and marine species (37, 55, 63) caused by VHSV, a virus belonging to the genus Novirhabdovirus, within the family Rhabdoviridae |
| Status in Ireland | Freedom |
| Date of Last known case of disease in Ireland | 1998 |
| DAFM Division Responsible | The Marine Institute |
| Contact | Fioina Geoghan (Fish Health Manager) |
| Legislation | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:328:0014:0056:en:PDF |
| Link to relevant external website | http://www.fishhealth.ie/FHU/AboutUs/ |
| OIE Link | http://web.oie.int/eng/normes/fmanual/2.3.09.VHS.pdf |
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