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The incidence and amount of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) virus was determined in 10 organs and body fluids from each of 100 female sockeye salmon(Oncorhynchus nerka) before, during, and after their spawning migration into freshwater. Virus was found in high concentrations only in fish sampled during and after spawning. Infection rates increased from nil to 100 percent within 2 weeks. In spawning fish, incidences of IHN virus were high in all organs and fluids except brain and serum, and the highest concentrations were in the pyloric caeca and lower gut. Immediately before spawning, IHN virus was found most frequently in the gills, less frequently in the pyloric caeca and spleen, and rarely in other organs.
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Mulcahy, D., Jenes, C.K. & Pascho, R. Appearance and quantification of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in female sockeye salmon(Oncorhynchus nerka) during their spawning migration. Archives of Virology 80, 171–181 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01310657
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