40,000 trout in Virginia euthanized to prevent spread of fish pandemic

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MARION, Va. – Officials had to euthanize 40,000 trout in Virginia to prevent the spread of whirling disease, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources announced Thursday.

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Whirling disease is caused by a microscopic parasite and leads to skeletal deformities in fish from the trout and salmon family, according to the DWR.

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https://nypost.com/2023/10/21/40000-trout-euthanized-in-virginia-to-prevent-fish-pandemic/


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