Journal
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
Volume 44, Issue 7, Pages 939-947Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13353
Keywords
carp edema virus; CEV; common carp; Cyprinus carpio; mortality
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Unregulated viral agents, such as carp edema virus (CEV), have been reported to cause mortality in common carp populations. A severe common carp mortality event occurred in an artificial lake in north-east Italy, with molecular analysis confirming CEV as the responsible agent for the outbreak.
Mortality in wild fish populations represents a challenging issue for public fish health inspectors. When a single fish species is involved, an infective aetiology is frequently suspected, with focus on viral notifiable diseases. However, other viral agents not subjected to regulation and causing mortality in common carp have been reported such as carp edema virus (CEV). In mid-June 2020, a severe common carp mortality was observed in an artificial lake in north-east of Italy. Sleepy fish were noted some days before the beginning of the mortality itself, which lasted several days and involved over 340 adult specimens. During the outbreak, water temperature was around 15 degrees C, water quality was normal, and no adverse meteorological events were reported in the area. Four specimens, which showed severe cutaneous hyperaemia and increased mucus production on skin and gills, were tested by bacteriological methods and virological analysis targeting the main carp pathogens. Molecular analysis performed on gills, kidney and brains from all the fish analysed resulted positive for CEV, which, based on anamnestic information and laboratory findings, was considered the responsible for the mortality event herein described.
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