Carp Edema Virus Infection Is Associated With Severe Metabolic Disturbance in Fish.

ABSTRACT: Significant mortalities associated with emerging viral diseases are challenging the economy of common carp aquaculture. As such, there is an increased need to disentangle how infected fish cope with progressive disease pathology and lose the ability for homeostatic maintenance of key physiological parameters. A natural carp edema virus (CEV) infection outbreak at a carp fish farm provided an opportunity to examine diseased and healthy carp in the same storage pond, thereby contributing to our better understanding of CEV disease pathophysiology. The disease status of fish was determined using PCR-based virus identification combined with analysis of gill pathology. Compared with healthy control carp, the blood chemistry profile of CEV-infected fish revealed major disruptions in electrolyte a

SUBMITTER: Pikula J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8169968 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature