| Title | Effect of pollution on fish diseases: potential impacts on salmonid populations |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Arkoosh, Mary R., Edmundo Casillas, Ethan Clemons, Anna N. Kagley, Robert Olson, Paul Reno, and John E. Stein |
| Secondary Title | Journal of Aquatic Animal Health |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pagination | 182-190 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley SH135 .J691, Guin SH135 .J691, Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Elk River, erythrocytic inclusion body syndrome, erythrocytic necrosis virus, Nanophyetus salmincola, Renibacterium salmoninarum, Salmon River |
| Notes | Discusses distribution of three naturally-occurring pathogens in wild salmonids in five Oregon rivers. Many fish carry pathogens and are able to resist them, however, pollution lowers resistance to disease by weakening the immune systems. |
