Co‐infection patterns of infectious salmon anaemia and sea lice in farmed A tlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in southern C hile (2007–2009)

Infectious salmon anaemia virus ( ISAV ) caused a large epidemic in farmed A tlantic salmon in C hile in 2007–2009. Here, we assessed co‐infection patterns of ISAV and sea lice ( SL ) based on surveillance data collected by the fish health authority. ISAV status and SL counts in all Atlantic salmon...

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Published in:Journal of fish diseases 2013-03, Vol.36 (3), p.353-360
Main Authors: Valdes‐Donoso, P, Mardones, F O, Jarpa, M, Ulloa, M, Carpenter, T E, Perez, A M
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Language:English
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Summary:Infectious salmon anaemia virus ( ISAV ) caused a large epidemic in farmed A tlantic salmon in C hile in 2007–2009. Here, we assessed co‐infection patterns of ISAV and sea lice ( SL ) based on surveillance data collected by the fish health authority. ISAV status and SL counts in all Atlantic salmon farms located in the 10th region of Chile were registered monthly from July 2007 through December 2009. Each farm was categorized monthly according to its ISAV and SL status. A multinomial time‐space scan test using a circular window was applied to identify disease clusters, and a multivariate regression model was fitted to quantify the association between disease‐clustering and farm‐management factors. Most of the identified clusters (9/13) were associated with high SL burdens. There were significant associations ( P  
ISSN:0140-7775
1365-2761
DOI:10.1111/jfd.12070