Posts Tagged ‘ISA’
ISA suspected at Lerøy site
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is suspected at a Lerøy Seafood site at Frøya in Norway’s Trondelag region. Lerøy Midt AS informed the Norwegian Food Safety Authority of its concerns last week, based on the results of PCR analysis carried out after samples were taken at the site. The operation there had already been closed due to bacterial…
Read MoreISA suspected in a fish at Benchmark breeding site
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is suspected at a key breeding centre in Norway where Benchmark Genetics has a facility. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is testing samples from the site 60 miles south of Narvik, which is one of the world’s most advanced land based facilities for the production of salmon ova. Only a few…
Read MoreISA infections move south
Norway’s Food Safety Authority has established a strict control area in the Stavanger region to help prevent the further spread of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA). The Rogoland area is in the southern part of Norway which up to now has remained relatively ISA-free. The move follows a confirmed ISA outbreak earlier this month at the…
Read MoreGrieg Seafood confirms ISA outbreak
Grieg Seafood has been hit by another confirmed outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA). A suspected case of the disease was detected at a sea-based farm at Kleppenes in the Troms and Finnmark region two weeks ago. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority took samples of the fish and, following analysis, ISA has now been confirmed.…
Read MoreMore suspected ISA outbreaks reported
Grieg Seafood may have suffered a second outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in just over a month. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has said there is suspicion of ISA at Grieg’s site at Vannfjorden in the Nordkapp municipality of Finnmark. A separate outbreak was reported and confirmed at another Grieg site in Finnmark at the…
Read MoreISA confirmed at Mowi site
Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has now been confirmed at a Mowi site in the northernmost part of Western Norway. Mowi notified the Norwegian Food safety Authority early last month that the company suspected ISA at the farm know as the Bjørlykkestranda site. The suspicion was based on the results of PCR analysis carried out at…
Read MoreISA suspected at large Mowi site
An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) is suspected at a Mowi site in Norway, while another has been confirmed at a Grieg location in the country. The Mowi incident is at a facility in Vanylven municipality in Møre og Romsdal, says the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The Food Safety Authority said it was notified…
Read MoreISA crossfire as cases continue to rise
Norway\’s Food safety Authority has reacted to criticism over its handling of the rising number of recent Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) outbreaks in the north of the country. Around 20 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of the year, the majority in the past three months and there is rising concern among some…
Read MoreRising ISA outbreaks under investigation
An investigation has been ordered into the rising number of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) outbreaks along the Norwegian coast. More than 15 confirmed cases have been logged so far this year, many of them during the last two months and it is giving cause for concern. Additional suspected infections are also under investigation. Troms and…
Read MoreNorway hit by more ISA cases
TWO more suspected outbreaks of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) have been reported at fish farms in northern Norway, bringing the total cases to at least five since May. The first of the latest incidents is at Kleiva Fiskefarm and Gratanglaks AS in Troms and Finnmark county. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority said it plans an…
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