Effort to stop spread of whirling disease in Kootenay Lake boosted by foundation grant  (Nelson)

Whirling disease has now reached kokanee salmon habitat in Kootenay Lake. The parasite attacks juvenile salmon’s bodies, causing head and spine deformities, blackened tails, and a ‘whirling’ movement. Although it does not affect other animals or humans, the mortality rate f...

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