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"We have to go back to the 1990s to find as many or more outbreaks in one year, " Norwegian Veterinary Institute Researcher Torfinn Moldal said. The image is not related to the text.

Spike in bacterial kidney disease at Norwegian salmon and rainbow trout facilities

"The long incubation period means we must prepare for more outbreaks throughout the autumn and winter," a Veterinary Institute researcher said.

4 October 2023 7:57 GMT Updated 4 October 2023 7:57 GMT

By Hanna Gezelius

Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) was recently detected at a rainbow trout facility in Vestland county, and it is also currently suspected at two salmon facilities in Trondelag and in Nordmore in Norway.

All the sites, located in central Norway, belong to the same unnamed farming company.

The latest findings follow the detection of the disease at two neighboring salmon facilities in Trondelag county earlier year and a further five at salmon facilities in More and Romsdal counties during the spring and summer.

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Spike in bacterial kidney disease at Norwegian salmon and rainbow trout facilities