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This document summarizes the initial isolation and characterization of koi herpesvirus (KHV) in 1998. Researchers were asked to investigate epidemics with high mortality in koi populations in the US and Israel. A herpes-like virus, later designated KHV, was successfully isolated using a newly developed koi fin cell line. KHV causes disease and mortality in koi and common carp. Temperature strongly influences KHV infections, with outbreaks typically occurring between 18-26°C. The virus was characterized thro

Author
Mark Ambuang
Language
EN