question about VHS & IHN

Yan GIRON (Yan.Giron@ifremer.fr)
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 09:39:04 +0100 (MET)

Dear All,

Does anyone know if the following Fish diseases can present a risk for human
health ?

VHS : Viral Haemorrhagic septicaemia
IHN : Infectious Haemotopoietic necrosis

I'm not a seafood specialist and I wonder if the European Directive
91/67/EEC "animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of
aquaculture animals & products" can also be considered as a human health
security directive or only an animal health security directive.

I will send to the group a synthesis of the answers.

Thanks in advance

Yan Giron
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