CANADA BONAMIA OSTREAE
January 1st, 2005
KEITH NUTHALLAN INFESTATION of European flat oysters by the parasite Bonamia Ostreae, in Malaspina Inlet, on the west coast of British Columbia (BC), Canada, has been reported by the Office International des Épizooties (OIE). It was uncovered by a research experiment by the Fisheries and Oceans Canada ministry's shellfish health laboratory in Nanaimo, also in BC. They observed microcells in tissue samples. Further inquiries are now underway into the extent of the infestation. Control measures will be approved after the results are known. In the meantime, all ...
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