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University aquaculture specialist aims to halt spread of lethal fish virus
 The Ebola virus for fish.
Perhaps that's the best way to describe VHS, or viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The lethal fish virus causes severe hemorrhaging and is capable of producing massive fish kills in some of Minnesota anglers' favorite game and eating fish, including walleye, muskie, perch, sunfish, crappie, and smallmouth and largemouth bass.
While it does not pose a threat to people who handle or eat an infected catch, it is not a virus you want stewing in your favorite fishing hole. And it's something fishermen will want to be well aware of as the fishing season kicks off, says Nicholas Phelps, aquaculture specialist at the University of Minnesota's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL).
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