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Whirling Disease

Whirling DiseaseScientific name: Myxobolus cerebralis

Common name: Whirling Disease

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Whirling Disease in the United States: A Summary of Progress in Research and Management (2009; PDF | 1.9 MB)
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Collaborations among federal, state and non-governmental organizations have been a key factor in the extensive research and management efforts related to whirling disease. The collaborators include the Whirling Disease Initiative, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state fish and wildlife agencies, Whirling Disease Foundation, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Federation of Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited, academic institutions, and the American Fisheries Society.

Native To: Eurasia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1950s

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Means of Introduction: Accidental

Impact: Disease of trout and salmon

Current U.S. Distribution: Western U.S.; Northeastern U.S. (Map)

Management Plans: Microbes

Selected Internet Resources:

Federal Government

Whirling Disease - Harmful Aquatic Hitchhikers
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls; Research

Whirling Disease - Myxobolus cerebralis - Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program (PDF | 333 KB)
DOD. USACE. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Myxobolus cerebralis Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Whirling Disease - Exotic Threats to Yellowstone Fisheries
DOI. Yellowstone National Park.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts

Salmonid Whirling Disease
DOI. USGS. Leetown Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References

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State Government

Whirling Disease and Colorado's Trout
Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Whirling Disease's spore-worm-trout cycle now a challenge for New Mexico fisheries
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Impacts; Life Cycle

Whirling Disease: A Resource Stewardship Challenge
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Introduction History; Impacts

Whirling Disease and Oregon's Trout and Salmon
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Whirling Disease in Utah
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Fisheries Experiment Station.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle

Whirling Disease in Trout - Fish Health Advisory (Oct 2001; PDF | 163 KB)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protections. Animal Health.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts

Fighting Whirling Disease - Wyoming Wildlife News (May-Jun 1999)
Wyoming Game and Fish.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts

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University/Academic

Whirling Disease - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Whirling Disease Data Base
Montana State University. Environmental Statistics Group.
Distribution

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International

Myxobolus cerebralis (micro-organism) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

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Organizations

Whirling Disease: Reviews and Current Topics
American Fisheries Society.
Research

Whirling Disease Research
Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Identification/Description; Life Cycle; Impacts; Research

Invader of the Month - Whirling Disease Parasite (Mar 2008)
Maryland Invasive Species Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Controls

Whirling Disease Initiative
National Partnership for the Management of Wild and Native Coldwater Fisheries. Montana Water Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls; Research

Whirling Disease
Trout Unlimited.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

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Last Modified: Feb 16, 2011
 
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