Fishpathogens.eu is a
database created to store data on isolates of different
fish pathogens and their sequences. The site was launched June 2009 with a database on
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is a deadly infectious fish disease caused by Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus. It afflicts over 50 species of freshwater and marine fish in several parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Different strains of the v ...
virus. In spring 2010 the database was extended with a section on
Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus.
The goal of the database is to offer a platform for sharing of available information on isolates of fish pathogens and their sequences.
The database is funded through the FP6-2004-Food-3-A project EPIZONE and the European Commissions financial aid for running the
European Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases
The European Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases is located in Frederiksberg, Denmark at the National Veterinary Institute (a part of Technical University of Denmark). It is funded by the European Commission
The European Commiss ...
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Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases
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