Impact ID | 5620 |
Impact Type | Disease/Parasite/Toxicity |
Study Type | Anecdotal |
Study Location | N/A |
Impact Description | The state of Colorado stocks waterways with Oncorhynchus mykiss from hatcheries known to be infected with Whirling's Disease caused by the protozoan Myxobolus cerebralis. This disease can spread to other fish once spores are released from dead infected fish and consumed by Tubifex sp.. |
Reference | 39770 |
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