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Can other kinds of fish or animals get whirling disease?

April 26, 2017animals disease fish whirling

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Can other kinds of fish or animals get whirling disease?

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The whirling disease parasite is very specialized and will only infect fish in the trout and salmon family. Other fishes like bass, pike, and catfish cannot become infected by the parasite. Also, mammals like dogs and cats cannot be infected by the parasite.