Disease
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Be Mindful of Salmon Poisoning Disease For Dogs
Dog owners in northern California are reminded to take precautions
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Salmon Poisoning Disease and Pets
Salmon Poisoning Disease can be contracted by dogs that come into contact with fish from infested waters throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the southern Cascades and northern Sierras to the Feather River drainage.
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Whirling Disease Resistant Rainbows
After more than 20 years of study, frustration, experimentation and dogged persistence by CPW’s aquatic researchers, the tide has turned in the fight against Whirling-disease.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife on Fish Disease
Each year about this time we get multiple phone calls and emails from anglers reporting red spots, sores, etc. on fish they have caught. Most people want to know if the fish is still "safe to eat".
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North American Frogs Compromised by Disease
A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale frog die-offs in the United States, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Lake May be Drained to Stop Whirling Disease
An entire lake may have to be drained of all its trout — or all of its water — to stop a deadly fish parasite (whirling disease) from spreading to more waterways.
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Fish Disease Leads to Complete Closure of Yellowstone River
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is implementing an immediate closure of all water-based recreation (fishing, wading, floating, tubing, boating, etc.) on the Yellowstone River and its tributaries from Yellowstone National Park's northern boundary at Gardiner to the Highway 212 bridge in Laurel.
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Whirling Disease Confirmed in N.C.'s Watauga River
On July 27, 2015, whirling disease was confirmed in rainbow trout collected from Watauga River in Watauga County– the first occurrence of the disease in North Carolina. Whirling disease affects fish in the trout and salmon family with rainbow and brook trout, two species found in North Carolina waters, being the most susceptible
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Whirling Disease Found in Wautauga River Rainbow Trout in NC
Whirling disease, a disorder affecting trout, has been confirmed in rainbow trout collected from Watauga River near Foscoe in Watauga County — the first occurrence of the disease in North Carolina.
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Hot Creek Hatchery Tests Positive for Whirling Disease, Trout Stocking to Continue in Area Waters
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently learned Hot Creek Hatchery near Mammoth Lakes has tested positive for the parasite that causes whirling disease. Whirling disease was detected in wild trout populations in Inyo and Mono Counties more than 30 years ago.