Identification of spring viraemia in carp (Cyprinus carpio L) in Great Britain.
An investigation into a mortality of carp revealed a virus which was identified serologically and morphologically as being identical to SVC virus. SVC is a serious disease of European carp farms and this is the first positive identification of this disease in Great Britain.
D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps; D003530:Cyprinidae; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D012209:Rhabdoviridae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006113:United Kingdom; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*