Spring Viraemia of Carp Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What type of virus is SVCV?	A rhabdovirus.		Link to Article
What vectors can transmit the disease between fish?	Leeches, lice and blood sucking parasites Crustaceans Annelids		Link to Article
What is the common clinical presentation	A fish swimming on its side or sitting on the bottom if its pond/tank. May have darkened skin and/or fins with pinpoint haemorrhages Visible mucoid casts coming from its vent		Link to Article
How should diagnostic samples be sent to the laboratory?	On ice or refrigerated Immediately		Link to Article
What are the common post-mortem findings?	Enlarged, haemorrhagic swim bladder Enlarged spleen Swollen, oedematous organs Casts in the renal tubules Pericarditis Perivasculitis		Link to Article

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