Difference between revisions of "Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Flashcards"

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Question	Answer	Article
In what fish is IPN most important?	Salmon Trout	Link to Article
How is disease transmitted?	Virus is shed into the water in urine and faeces and passed to susceptible fish Vertical transmission also occurs	Link to Article
By what age are fish usually resistant/immune to IPN?	1500 Degree days	Link to Article
What are the clinical signs of IPN?	Signs are non-specific and include: Darkened skin Mortalities Inappetance Abdominal distension Erratic swimming Pinpoint haemorrhages Exophthalmos	Link to Article
How can the virus be isolated?	From teleost cell cultures	Link to Article
What are the Histopathological changes characteristic of IPN?	Focal necrosis of pancreatic acinar and islet cells. Icosahedral viral particles can be seen within the cytoplasm of infected cells	Link to Article

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