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ISA Virus attacks Chilean salmon industry

The company concerned, Cupquelan SA, presented last February, the same variant of the virus in other centers.

El virus ISA vuelve a sacudir a un centro de cultivo de salmones en Aysén, se trata nuevamente de la empresa Cupquelan S.A, reincidente en los últimos meses. Es importante acotar que el pasado mes de febrero Sernapesca confirmó la presencia de la variante HPR 3 – que es mismo virus ataco en el centro de cultivo Menta 2, likewise in October 2014, the same variant was detected in the center Whale 4.

"The confirmation of this case was under surveillance in the framework defined in the Programme and Resolution 814 which established the zoning in the fjord," said José Miguel Burgos National Director of Sernapesca.

Sernapesca maintains the official surveillance on the center Ballena 1 The Mints 2 and other farms in the area, especially oversees biosecurity measures associated with the workings of the center as the Surveillance and Control Program ISA maintaining the institution.

Important fact:

It indicate that the strain was first detected in Chilean waters in 2008, during the great health crisis affecting the country and its presence -of this and other strains of ISA-Virus is mainly brought about by poor health, environmental and production practices of this industry.

 

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