Case report of kidney disease in a wild chinock salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, in the sea.
An immature chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) that had spent two winters at sea was found in a Puget Sound beach zone. Necropsy indicated the fish was infected with bacterial kidney disease (KD). This is the first report of KD from a wild fish in the marine environment.
D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D005393:Fish Diseases; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012474:Salmon; D012623:Seawater