Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 1978 · 16 citations · 3 references
Natural ResourcesFisheriesZoologyAquacultureIchthyologyRenal PathologyAquatic Animal Infectious DiseasesFish Disease EtiologyFish HealthFish NecropsyFreshwater IchthyologyRenal DiseaseFish Disease PathogenesisKidney PathologyMarine Fish Diseases
An immature chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) that had spent two winters at sea was found in a Puget Sound beach zone. Necropsy indicated the fish was infected with bacterial kidney disease (KD). This is the first report of KD from a wild fish in the marine environment.
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