Shed viral load and survival of spring-run and fall-run Columbia River Basin Chinook salmon exposed to 3 genogroups of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV)
This investigation sought to characterize the shedding of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) in two populations of Columbia River Basin (CRB) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Juvenile spring- and fall-run Chinook salmon were exposed by immersion to each of three IHN virus strains from the UC, MD, …