Aquaculture mediates global transmission of a viral pathogen to wild salmon.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Mordecai, Gideon J.; Miller, Kristina M.; Bass, Arthur L.; Bateman, Andrew W.; Teffer, Amy K.; Caleta, Jessica M.; Di Cicco, Emiliano; Schulze, Angela D.; Kaukinen, Karia H.; Shaorong Li; Tabata, Amy; Jones, Brad R.; Ming, Tobi J.; Joy, Jeffrey B.
- Source
- Science Advances. 5/26/2021, Vol. 7 Issue 22, p1-10. 10p.
- Subject
- *FISH mortality
*SALMON farming
*VIRAL transmission
*AQUACULTURE
*EMERGING infectious diseases
*SOCKEYE salmon
*FISHERIES
- Language
- ISSN
- 2375-2548
The article discusses about the global expansion of aquaculture and agriculture facilitates disease emergence and catalyzes transmission to sympatric wildlife populations. It mentions about the phylogenetic analysis and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction surveillance further illuminate the circumstances of emergence of PRV-1 in the North East Pacific and provide strong evidence for Atlantic salmon aquaculture as a source of infection in wild Pacific salmon.