Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus, infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus and HPR‐deleted infectious salmon anaemia virus – Risk of introduction in free areas through fertilised eggs and gametes
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Anja B Riber, Karl Ståhl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Fran · 2025
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An expert panel of the European Food Safety Authority weighs whether fish eggs can smuggle three salmon viruses into disease-free waters, in a 2025 assessment. The viruses cause hemorrhagic septicemia, a blood-forming tissue necrosis, and salmon anemia, all devastating to farms and wild stocks. Countries free of them guard their borders, but fertilized eggs and gametes cross those borders for breeding.
The panel found no proof that any of the three viruses passes truly inside the egg from parent to offspring. Surface contamination, though, cannot be excluded. If exporters follow the draft international code, including testing each broodfish at stripping, the median chance of introduction with a shipment of eggs is well under one percent. The assessment gives regulators numbers to set import conditions on, instead of fear or habit.
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| CREATOR | EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Anja B Riber, Karl Ståhl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Fran |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 209 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |