Isolation and characterisation of a marine birnavirus from returning Quinnat salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawtscha) in the South Island of New Zealand

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Madam: — We record here the first isolation of a birnavirus from fish in Australasia. The virus was isolated from a Quinnat salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawtscha) returning up the Rakaia River. The salmon was included in a group of normal fish being tested for viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus for export certification.