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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

WARNING: this sounds awful

VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA (VHS)

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS), a deadly pathogen known to be responsible for large fish kills in the lower Great Lakes, is being regarded by the Wisconsin DNR as a very serious threat to inland lakes fish populations. More information about this pathogen can be found at web sites such as:

1: http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/pages/vhs.html

2: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/ia_VHS_Great_Lakes.pdf



A special meeting of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board was held earlier this month to consider adoption of emergency rules to control the spread of VHS in the waters of Wisconsin. Advance information regarding the meeting can be found at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/nrboard/agenda/2007/070401-VHS.pdf. Minutes of the meeting are not yet available on the Internet, but will be eventually be posted at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/nrboard/minutes/.



Additional information will be broadcast as it becomes available.



Ted Ritter
Vilas Co. AIS Coordinator
330 Court Street
Eagle River, WI 54521
Phone: (715) 479-3738
Fax: (715) 479-1978

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