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Great Lakes Article:

What is VHS?
The Lindsay Post
Published on Osprey Media on June 29, 2007

VHS, or Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, is an infectious disease of fish.

VHS disease outbreaks may happen at any time, but are most likely during the spring as temperatures fluctuate and fish are reproducing.

The Great Lakes strain of the virus is new and appears to be affecting multiple species of fish, including: Walleye, Yellow Perch, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Chinook Salmon, White Bass, Black Crappie, Freshwater Drum, Round Goby, Gizzard Shad, Emerald Shiners, Bluntnose Minnows and Spottail Shiners.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources the VHS virus does not affect humans, and fish carrying the VHS virus are safe to eat and handle.

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