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Does IHN virus on farms pose a risk to wild salmon stocks?

April 26, 2017farms ihn pose risk Salmon stocks virus WILD

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Does IHN virus on farms pose a risk to wild salmon stocks?

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The disease is naturally present in wild salmon, and indigenous salmon have always lived with the presence of the virus. Given its natural occurrence in the wild, the risk of IHN farm outbreaks impacting wild stocks is low.