Fishing and boating enthusiasts in the Great Lakes region can be proud and relieved that their actions since 2006 have helped to contain huge fish die-offs from the infectious disease Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS), according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarian Dr. Paul G. (Gary) Egrie.

“While this is good news, people still have to remain vigilant so that VHS, other fish diseases and invasive species are contained and controlled,” he adds.

The VHS pathogen was first discovered in 2006 in Lake St. Claire, in Michigan and caused significant deaths to some native fish species at that time.

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