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Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) epidemiology in Norway |
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| Authors: | Ivar V gsholm Hans Olav Djupvik Finn Victor Willumsen Anne Marie Tveit and Karl Tangen |
| Institution: | a Unit of Epidemiology, Veterinary Faculty, Swedish University of Agriculture, S-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden b Fusa/Kvan Association for Applied Research, Eikelandsosen, N-5640, Norway c OCEANOR (Oceanographic Company of Norway) A/S, Pirsenteret, Trondheim, N-7005, Norway |
| Abstract: | A case-control study is reported of 57 holdings (holdings in which salmon are raised in sea-water) with infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) and 61 holdings without ISA, together with a follow-up study of the control holdings, during 1988–1990. Generally the identified risk factors implied poor biosecurity since passive transmission (proximity to other ISA holdings) and active transmission (management practices which increased exposure to foreign biological material) were found to be major risk factors. The findings indicated that ISA was spread by infected live salmon or infected biological material i.e. animal waste or discharge from normal operations and slaughter. The findings also indicated that decreased host resistance could be important, but these results could be also be explained by a misclassification bias. Moreover, the findings indicate that a prompt eradication policy and improved biosecurity would be important means of controlling ISA. |
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