A salmon affected by ISA virus. (Photo: Stock File)

SERNAPESCA confirms ISA virus presence in farming centre

CHILE
Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 22:20 (GMT + 9)

The National Marine Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA) has confirmed the presence of the virus of the infectious salmon anemia (ISA) in the farming centre Ballena 4, belonging to the company Salmones Cupquelan SA, located in the south of the Aysen Region.

The authority notified the company on this situation after having obtained positive results on the samples taken by the service and the company.

"In accordance with the provisions of the Specific Health Surveillance and Infectious Salmon Anemia Control Programme, the Service has notified the centre as 'Confirmed Other HPR," SERNAPESCA said in a statement.

In addition, it also reported that it verified the absence of clinical signs and mortality associated with the disease.

"The company began harvesting the positive cages last weekend, under strict biosecurity measures," added SERNAPESCA.

Inspectors of the Service went to the area to assess the health status of the farms of the Association of Salmon Farming Concessions (ACS) 25 A and also checked the harvesting procedure.

SERNAPESCA director in the area, Cristian Hudson, confirmed a week ago that 3 of the 16 cages of that farming centre located in the southern part of the Aysen Region presented the ISA HPR3 strain.

The officer estimated at that moment that there would be about 600,000 salmon affected by the virus, and said that they were already being harvested by Cupquelan.

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By Analia Murias
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