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Whirling Disease

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Whirling disease - DOI, FWS
Whirling Disease - Dr. Thomas L. Wellborn, Jr.
Scientific Name: 
Myxobolus cerebralis (CABI)
Common Name: 
Whirling disease
Native To: 
Eurasia (Hedrick et al. 1998)
Date of U.S. Introduction: 
First discovered in Pennsylvania in 1958 (Hedrick et al. 1998)
Means of Introduction: 
Probably through imported trout (Hedrick et al. 1998)
Impact: 
Disease of trout and salmon (Hedrick et al. 1998)
Current U.S. Distribution: 
Western U.S.; Northeastern U.S.

Images

Google Images - Whirling Disease
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Videos

YouTube - North American Fishing - Doc Talk: Dr. Hal Schramm on Whirling Disease And You
Google. YouTube; North American Fishing Club.

Selected Resources

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Council or Task Force
Fact Sheet: Whirling Disease (Apr 2019) (PDF | 995 KB)

Alberta Invasive Species Council (Canada).

See also: Fact Sheets for more information about individual invasive species, including those listed as "Prohibited Noxious" and "Noxious" under the Alberta Weed Control Act

Pest Risk Assessment for Whirling Disease (Myxobolus cerebralis) in Oregon (Feb 2009) (PDF | 94 KB)
Oregon Invasive Species Council.
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! - Whirling Disease

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers.

Partnership
GLANSIS - Salmonid Whirling Disease
DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Global Invasive Species Database - Myxobolus cerebralis (micro-organism)
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Invasive Species Compendium - Myxobolus cerebralis
CAB International.
TISI Inventory - Whirling Disease
Texas State University System. Texas Invasive Species Institute.
What is Whirling Disease? (PDF | 551 KB)

North Central Regional Aquaculture Center.

See also: Fish Pathology publications for more diseases
Federal Government
Fish and Aquatic Species - Whirling Disease
DOI. NPS. Yellowstone National Park.
National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS): Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database - Myxobolus cerebralis
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab.
International Government
Aquatic Animal Diseases Significant to Australia: Identification Field Guide, 5th Edition - Whirling Disease (2020) (PDF | 803 KB)

Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

See also: Aquatic Animal Diseases Significant to Australia: Identification Field Guide, 5th Edition

Reportable Diseases - Whirling Disease

Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

State and Local Government
Fisheries Service - Whirling Disease

Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Fishing - Whirling Disease
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Fishing - Whirling Disease
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Whirling Disease and Colorado's Trout
Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Whirling Disease and Oregon's Trout and Salmon

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Whirling Disease in Utah
Utah Department of Natural Resources. Division of Wildlife Resources. 
Academic
Introduced Species Summary Project - Whirling Disease
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.

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