Salmon Virus With Potential For Change
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 17:35
in Biology & Nature
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is one of the most economically-damaging diseases in Norwegian fish farming industry. It is caused by a marine Orthomyxovirus, the same family that produces the influenza A virus that causes disease in birds and mammals. Researchers have looked at factors of the ISA virus genes that influence its ability to cause disease in salmon.