Research in May conducted as part of the ongoing Strategic Salmon Health Initiative (SSHI) found what is possibly the first case of heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) disease in farmed salmon in British Columbia, but a question that is yetto be answered is whether the Piscine Reo-Virus, or PRV, actually causes the disease."There's a pretty good weight of evidence that [PRV] is certainly a factor in the development of HSMI in Atlantic salmon. But what other triggers may be required isn't really well understood," leading genomic researcher Kristi Miller-Saunders, who is with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), told CBC News.
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