AHS - Infection with viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus

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Disease name	Infection with viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus
Animal Health Law Category if applicable	C, D, E
Species affected	Fish
Description	VHS is a disease of farmed rainbow trout, farmed turbot, farmed Japanese flounder as well as a broad range of wild freshwater and marine species (37, 55, 63) caused by VHSV, a virus belonging to the genus Novirhabdovirus, within the family Rhabdoviridae
Status in Ireland	Absent
Date of Last known case of disease in Ireland	31/12/1997
DAFM Division Responsible	The Marine Institute
Contact	fhu@marine.ie
Legislation	Regulation (EU) 2021/620
Link to relevant external website	http://www.fishhealth.ie/FHU/AboutUs/
Notifiable in Ireland	No
WOAH Listed	Yes
WOAH Link	https://www.woah.org/en/disease/viral-haemorrhagic-septicaemia/
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Infection with viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus

Regulation (EU) 2021/620

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