Stinking dead fish portend major problem with carp herpes release
- Written by: Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
In April last year, this column looked at six concerns about the planned release of carp herpes virus (Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 or CyHV-3 – also known as koi herpesvirus, or the carp herpesvirus) into Australian rivers in an attempt to dramatically reduce the plague proportions of these introduced and destructive “river rabbits”. Ra...
