VIRUS KILLS ROUND GOBIES IN LAKE ONTARIO; THERE IS NO SIGN VIRUS IS ATTACKING TROUT OR SALMON IN THE LAKE OR ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, STATE DEC OFFICIALS SAY.(News) From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: June 14, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of The Herald Co. by the Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: William Kates The Associated Press

Scientists say a fish virus transplanted from Europe is responsible for the deaths of thousands of round gobies in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River and could threaten other species in the Great Lakes.

The discovery of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, or VHS, however, poses no threat to public health, said Maureen Wren, speaking for the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

DEC scientist...

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