Officials say fish virus hasn’t shown up in Michigan’s side of Lake Michigan - yet
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by Jeff Alexander | Source: Muskegon Chronicle
A fatal virus that recently killed thousands of fish near Milwaukee has [Michigan] state officials fearing it’s just a matter of time before the disease surfaces on this side of Lake Michigan.
Michigan officials who have been checking dead fish for signs of VHS said it has not shown up in Michigan’s portion of Lake Michigan. Yet.
“Was the Wisconsin die-off surprising to us? Not at all,” said Jim Dexter, Lake Michigan basin coordinator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “We knew VHS was present in Green Bay last year and we know it’s now available to be transferred to other species.”
Other than the Great Lakes, the only other Michigan water body where VHS has been confirmed was Budd Lake, near Harrison.
