Hege Løkslett

Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of Salmonid Alphavirus Genotype 2 (SAV2) Emergence on the Helgeland Coast of Norway in 2023

Salmonid alphavirus (SAV) causes pancreas disease (PD) in Atlantic salmon and is a major viral pathogen affecting salmon aquaculture in Northern Europe. In Norway, PD is associated with genotypes SAV3 and marine SAV2, which have distinct geographical distributions. SAV3 predomina...