| Impact ID | 8599 |
| Impact Type | Disease/Parasite/Toxicity |
| Study Type | Anecdotal |
| Study Location | N/A |
| Impact Description | In the spring and summer of 2006, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) was implicated as a cause of large die-offs of muskellunge in the Thousands Islands area of the St. Lawrence River and die-offs of muskellunge, northern pike (Esox lucius), gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui), walleye (Sander vitreus), and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in Lakes St. Clair, Erie, and Ontario. |
| Reference | 15846 |
| Cost | |
| Location | Great Lakes, USA |