Region-specific understanding of virus transmission to support salmonid health at hatcheries in three regions of the Pacific Northwest, North America
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Abstract
Juvenile salmonid mortality due to infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) can be a major burden on fish hatcheries. We consider possible IHNV transmission routes and specialist–generalist patterns across three regions in the Pacific Northwest of North America: Coastal Washington and Oregon (CWO), Lower Columbia River Basin (LCRB) and Snake River Basin (SRB) to obtain multi-region inference about IHNV transmission and specialization. While individual regions have been studied previously, our consideration of three regions to identify consistent trends or localized patterns is novel. The most consistent patterns we found were that most exposure to IHNV was from migrating adult salmonids and that the IHNV lineage MD specialized in steelhead and rainbow trout. Our results were consistent with LCRB being a source of IHNV and the SRB and CWO being sinks. Results specific to particular regions include the role of local geography on exposure and influence of hatchery complexes on transmission, which highlights the need to understand local hatchery operations before disease ecology can be understood and suitable hatchery management can be planned. Results demonstrate the need for spatially and temporally explicit quantitative approaches to understand disease dynamics and inform management.
Suggested Citation
Mattheiss, J.P., Breyta, R.B., Kurath, G., LaDeau, S.L., Páez, D.J., and Ferguson, P.F., 2026, Region-specific understanding of virus transmission to support salmonid health at hatcheries in three regions of the Pacific Northwest, North America: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, v. 381, no. 1945, 20240322, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0322.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Region-specific understanding of virus transmission to support salmonid health at hatcheries in three regions of the Pacific Northwest, North America |
| Series title | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1098/rstb.2024.0322 |
| Volume | 381 |
| Issue | 1945 |
| Publication Date | March 05, 2026 |
| Year Published | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Royal Society Publishing |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 20240322, 13 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon, Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Lower Columbia River Basin, Pacific Northwest, Snake River Basin |