Virology
By
Siri Mjaaland, Researcher
Fish virology at the National Veterinary Institute includes diagnostics and virus isolation, while at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science research focus is on basic molecular mechanisms of viral infections
The fish virology section at the National Veterinary Institute has a primary focus on 1) isolation and characterization of virus in Norwegian farmed fish, with emphasis on IPNV, ISAV and nodavirus, 2) development of diagnostic methods for detection of virus in fish, 3) production of virus for development of infection models and 4) production of virus to be used in infection experiments and for testing of detoxification agents (commercial).
The virology section at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science is a part of the Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology. Fish virology research started up in 1986 with studies of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV). Today the research in fish virology focus on the infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV). This includes description of virulence factors of this virus, development of DNA vaccine, development of a robust RT-PCR detection system, and structure and functional studies of viral genes. In addition there is still some research activity on IPNV. The section is also involved in the development of detection methods for human viruses that can be transmitted through contamination of bivalves.
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