Disease Impacts: Tagging Study
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NEW!!! --- Striped Bass Disease Impacts: Tagging Study Information --- NEW!!! Mycobacteriosis of Chesapeake Bay striped bass is predominantly a visceral disease, infecting organs such as the spleen and kidneys of the fish. Internal signs of the disease typically include small grayish white nodules called granulomas in these organs. A small percentage of the infected fish also exhibit unsightly shallow, rough-surfaced, reddened, or darkly pigmented skin ulcers. Loss of scales is common in these ulcers. Infected fish sometimes exhibit significant weight loss. These disease symptoms are mainly observed in the summer and fall. Fish exhibiting the unsightly skin ulcers are of greatest concern to anglers.* A Mycobacteriosis fact sheet and web site are available at VIMS. The most recent disease impacts report available is Part III. of the 2006 Striped Bass Annual report in pdf format. * from VIMS mycobacteriosis website FAQs - What are symptoms of mycobacteriosis in striped bass?
Mycobacteriosis lesions on a striped bass. Fish Disease Research Holding Pen
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