Published January 28, 2010, 07:22 AM
Deadly VHS virus found in Lake Superior
Researchers say a fatal fish virus has been found in Lake Superior for the first time, meaning it has spread to all the Great Lakes.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Researchers say a fatal fish virus has been found in Lake Superior for the first time, meaning it has spread to all the Great Lakes.
Cornell University scientists said they recently detected viral homorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, while testing fish from seven locations in Lake Superior.
VHS has been identified in 28 freshwater fish species within the Great Lakes watershed since 2005. It has caused large fish kills in lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron.
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