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First Case of Whirling Disease in Trout Discovered in Tennessee

March 14, 2018 ODU Admin Comments Off

Whirling disease was recently discovered by biologists during their annual trout population monitoring in the South Holston and Watauga tailwaters. The discovery is the first known occurrence of this disease in Tennessee. Whirling disease, a […]

Whirling Disease and Colorado’s Trout

August 24, 2015 ODU Admin Comments Off

Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Whirling disease is a malady of trout and salmon caused by a microscopic parasite that produces a spore. The water-borne parasite (Myxobolus cerebralis) may not directly kill trout, but fish heavily […]