The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced earlier this month that the culprit behind carp die-offs in and around Horicon Marsh, Lake Sinissippi, and Silver Creek was likely the koi herpes virus (KHV). As the name of the virus would suggest, it is most commonly found among ornamental koi, but is also transmissible to common carp. Fish that contract the virus may die as early as one or two days after becoming infected, leading to widespread die-offs previously recorded in New York, Michigan, and Ontario. "The public is not at risk from the koi herpes virus and from what we...
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