title: Occurrence of infectious fish diseases in fish farms in northern Finland.
abstract: A total of 47 fish located in 10 lake and river systems in northern Finland were examined for furunculosis, enteric redmouth diseases (ERM), viral fish diseases and the parasite Gyrodactylus salaris. Furunculosis was found in 2 fish farms in different watercourses, ERM in 8 fish farms in 3 watercourses and viral diseases were not found at all. G. salaris was looked for only in salmon and rainbow trout and was found in both species in 3 farms belonging to 2 watercourses.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Institute, Regional Laboratory Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Keränen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kulonen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ek-Kommonen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neuvonen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005398:Fisheries; D005399:Fishes