Seasonal Mortality of Wild Atlantic Menhaden (<i>Brevoortia tyrannus</i>) Is Caused by a Virulent Clone of <i>Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum</i>; Implications for Biosecurity along the Atlantic Coastal United States

<div>Systemic disease signs of moribund <i>B. tyrannus</i> collected during the early stages of mortality in March 2021. (a) Fish with large hemorrhagic skin lesions leading to ulceration in some areas. (b) Hemorrhagic exophthalmia and dermal hemorrhage on the head, mouth, and operculum. (c) Multifocal hemorrhages in the liver (arrows). (d) splenomegaly.</div>

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Figure 5: Seasonal Mortality of Wild Atlantic Menhaden (<i>Brevoortia tyrannus</i>) Is Caused by a Virulent Clone of <i>Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum</i>; Implications for Biosecurity along the Atlantic Coastal United States 

Figure 5 | Seasonal Mortality of Wild Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) Is Caused by a Virulent Clone of Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum; Implications for Biosecurity along the Atlantic Coastal United States 