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Fish samples turn up negative at 22 sites in Ohio
By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Friday, Aug 22, 2008
Fish from 22 sites in Ohio, including West Branch State Park in Portage County, have tested negative for a deadly fish virus, according to a report released Thursday.
The tests for viral hemorrhagic septicemia were conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Sea Grant College Program.
Hemorrhagic septicemia is considered the most dangerous fish virus, although it does not harm people.
In 2006, it was the cause of a major fish die-off in Lake Erie, affecting walleye, yellow perch, white bass, freshwater drum and smallmouth bass.
The virus also has been reported in Lake Ontario, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
It was found in one fish species, a muskellunge, at Clear Fork Lake near Mansfield.
Fish suffering from the virus can display hemorrhaging of internal organs, skin and muscle. If the bleeding is externally visible, it is usually evident in the eyes, gills and at the base of the fins.
Other symptoms can include darkened coloration, a bloated abdomen, bulging eyes and lethargy or abnormal swimming and darting.
It is possible for fish to carry the infectious virus but show no signs.
Sites tested for the virus included LaDue and Pymatuning reservoirs; Clear Fork, Senecaville, Salt Fork, Rocky Fork, Caesar Creek, Grand Lake St. Marys, Buckeye and East Fork lakes; and the Grand and Maumee rivers.
The virus is not expected to be a major long-term threat to large, wild fish populations, said Eugene Braig, assistant director of the Ohio Sea Grant College Program.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
Fish from 22 sites in Ohio, including West Branch State Park in Portage County, have tested negative for a deadly fish virus, according to a report released Thursday.
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