― EXOTIC FISH DISEASE TESTED IN NEW YORK LAKES ―
To prevent harmful pathogens from invading New York's freshwater fish populations,
DEC requires fish health inspections to be performed to certify fish are disease-free prior
to their release into any water within New York State, including privately owned waters.
Below is a list of the diseases tested in New York State:
-Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)
-Spring Viremia of Carp Virus
-Furunculosis
-Enteric Red Mouth
-Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN)
-Whirling disease in Salmonidae
-Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHN)
-Renibacterium salmoninarum (bacterial kidney disease)
