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Originally Posted by Okotokian
So how would the disease be "contained"? Or even better, reversed?
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From what I understand there is currently no "cure" for whirling disease or a way to contain it. It is a parasite and not all trout are susceptible to the effects of it. It also only affects them in the fry stage I think. There's lots of factors in which fish get the disease and why. Such as when they spawn and water temperature. Which could be why it hasn't been seen in northern Alberta. As far as recovery goes, from what I understand, it is based on recovery of the population that is genetically resistant to the effects of the parasite. The article that was posted in this thread is really good.
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