Herpes Virus

Herpesvirus is not only a human virus; it can just as easily infect fishes, too. In fishes, herpesvirus infections can cause a variety of diseases, including those can be fatal to the animal.

Channel Catfish Virus (CCV) is a serious herpesvirus infection in the fry and fingerling – both fish young – of the channel catfish. CCV usually infects weak fishes that are stressed due to shipping and handling, a lack of oxygen in the water, or chemically treated water. Fishes which are older have higher survival rates than younger fishes, and those older than one year of age are rarely infected by CCV. The infection, however, can be passed from a fish to its eggs.

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