VHS-seminar 26 June 2008
Rainbow trout with VHS
Photo: Ole Bendik Dale
On the 26th of June, a seminar on the fish disease viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) will be arranged by the National Veterinary Institute and the Institute of Marine Research.
The aim of the seminar is to give an overview of present knowledge on VHS. In addition to updates on recent research on the disease and virus, experiences from VHS outbreaks in Finland, USA and Norway will be presented.
Presentations will be given by invited experts from Norway, Finland, Denmark, Scotland and USA. The presentations will be held in English.
Date: 26th June 2008 from 10:00 to 16:30
Place: “Fellesauditoriet”, Ullevålsveien 68, Oslo, NORWAY
Registration deadline: 24th June 2008. Registration by e-mail to: tove.husby@vetinst.no
Preliminary time schedule
| Content | Speaker |
| Welcome | Dr Brit Hjeltnes, National Veterinary Institute, Norway |
| Virus evolution - when viruses cross species barriers | Dr Tom Øystein Jonassen, Ullevål University Hospital, Norway |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) – diagnostics, control and surveillance | Dr Niels Jørgen Olesen, National Veterinary Institute, Denmark |
| VHSV in marine fish | Dr Michael Snow, FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| An overview of international legislation regarding VHS | Dr Yngve Torgersen, Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Norway |
| Lunch |
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| Experience gained from VHS outbreak in Finland | Dr Pia Vennerström, Finnish Food Safety Authority, EVIRA, Finland |
| Experience gained from VHS outbreak in Great Lakes, USA | Dr Rodman Getchell, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, USA |
| VHS outbreak in Norway – the diagnosis | Dr Ole Bendik Dale, National Veterinary Institute, Norway |
| Experience gained from VHS outbreak in Norway | Knut Rønningen, Norwegian Food Safety Authority |
| Views from the industry | Knut Hjelt, Norwegian Seafood Federation |
| Views from the wild fish associations | Øyvind Fjeldseth, The Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers |
| Does VHSV in wild marine fish pose any threat to aquaculture | Dr Michael Snow, FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Discussion
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