Deadly fish virus still present in Wisconsin lake

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) In May 2007, hundreds of freshwater drum -- also known as sheepshead -- turned up dead in Lake Winnebago and nearby Little Lake Butte des Morts, both inland lakes near Oshkosh, Wis. The fish were splotched with red and their eyes were swollen and bulging. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources launched a quick response and, working with the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, quickly learned that a deadly virus was responsible: viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, or VHSv.
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