Deadly fish; virus; in state; Kills in Lake Winnebago system may be just start

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: May 13, 2007| Author: DON BEHM | Copyright information

The deaths last week of hundreds of sheepshead in Lake Winnebago and Little Lake Butte des Morts signal the presence of a virus responsible for massive fish kills in Lakes Erie and Ontario, a state official said.

In a development that surprised Wisconsin natural resources officials, the virus was confirmed in the water of the Lake Winnebago system of lakes along the Fox River.

It can kill many other fish species in the chain of lakes, even threatening the population of ancient st...

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