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Also Known As: '''''Fin Rot — Peduncle Disease — CWD'''''
Also Known As: '''''Fin Rot — Tail Rot — Peduncle Disease — CWD — Rainbow Trout Fry Mortality Syndrome'''''
Caused by: '''''Flavobacterium psychrophilum''''' previously known as: ''Cytophaga psychrophila — Flexibacter psychrophilus''
Caused by: '''''Flavobacterium psychrophilum''''' previously known as: ''Cytophaga psychrophila — Flexibacter psychrophilus''
Most fishes worldwide are susceptible and the organism is '''ubiquitous.'''
Most fishes worldwide are susceptible and the organism is '''ubiquitous.'''
Cultured salmon species are the most frequently affected: '''brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, walleye, whitefish, carp, dace and suckers.'''
Cultured salmon species are the most frequently affected: susceptible fish include: '''brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, walleye, whitefish, carp, dace and suckers.'''
==Clinical Signs==
==Clinical Signs==
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
'''Quaternary ammonium compounds''' can be delivered in a static bah or flow through system for infected adult fish and fry.
'''Quaternary ammonium compounds''' can be delivered in a static bah or flow through system for infected adult fish and fry. '''Potassium permanganate''', copper sulphate and hydrogen peroxide can be applied externally but they can be toxic at high concentrations.
'''Terramycin''' can be added to feed as an alternative for adults, fry and broodstock. This can also be used preventively. Some resistance is emerging however.
'''Terramycin''' can be added to feed as an alternative for adults, fry and broodstock. This can also be used preventively. Some resistance is emerging however.
==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
Starliper, C.E. and Schill, W.B. 2011. '''Flavobacterial Diseases: Coldwater Disease, Columnaris Disease, and Bacterial Gill Diseases.''' In: '''Fish Diseases and Disorders Volume 3''': Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Infections, 2nd. Edition (eds. P.T.K. Woo and D.W. Bruno), ''CABI'', Wallingford, UK, pp. 606-631
{{CABI source
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|datasheet = [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/Default.aspx?site=160&page=2144&LoadModule=datasheet&CompID=3&dsID=87862 cold-water disease] and [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/?compid=3&dsid=82793&loadmodule=datasheet&page=2144&site=160 ''Flavobacterium psychrophilum'']
|datasheet = [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/Default.aspx?site=160&page=2144&LoadModule=datasheet&CompID=3&dsID=87862 cold-water disease] and [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/?compid=3&dsid=82793&loadmodule=datasheet&page=2144&site=160 ''Flavobacterium psychrophilum'']
|date =10 July 2011
|date =10 July 2011
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This article was reviewed by [http://www.axelfish.uoguelph.ca/Woo.2.htm Prof Patrick Woo MSc, PhD] on 24/08/11
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