Sernapesca seized dangerous virus in the laboratory of Santiago

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Were kept in bottles for multiplication
Sernapesca seized dangerous virus in the laboratory of Santiago

Biological agents were entering the country without authorization by the company GAM. Are not present in Chile and causes serious diseases in the fish fauna. Director (s) of the watchdog said that one of the toxins found, causing pancreas disease, "is one of the largest economic impact on the salmon. The authority reported the incident to justice.
J. M. S. COMENTARENVIAR GRINDING PRINT

The National Marine Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA) seized a number of dangerous viruses after performing a technical inspection of a fish diagnostic laboratory located in Santiago.

The biological material was high health risk into the country without the authorization required by current regulations, reported Sernapesca.

Pathogens were detected in December in the GAM diagnostic laboratory, where they were kept in flasks for propagation and found.

The severity of the find, said a source Sernapesca, is that viruses are not present in Chile. Cause it was noted, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS), Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN), Sleeping Sickness (SD) and Pancreas Disease (PD). The latter, said the director (s) of agency oversight, Ana Maria Urrutia, "is one of the largest economic impact on the salmon."

The severity of the finding is that viruses are not present in Chile. The mishandling of biological material could well cause a health crisis in the salmon industry.
Due to the danger of biological material is stored on the Sernapesca under strict biosecurity measures to prevent spread.

The authority filed a complaint at the Seventh Civil Court of Santiago, in order to be issued sanctions against GAM.

In addition, the authorization expired Sernapesca the company to conduct diagnostic analysis and used to carry out surveillance and disease control of disease control in the aquaculture industry.

Agency sources indicated that while the agents are harmless to humans, explained that the situation is serious, as the mishandling of biological material could well cause a health crisis in the salmon industry.

In March 2008 an article published by The New York Times revealed the existence of the ISA virus, deadly to salmon, sparking a crisis in industry and government.

 

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High-risk biological material for the salmon industry to belong to the laboratory

USACHSolicit? Diagnotec temporary storage because the freezing of the Department of Virology had an electrical failure. ValorFuturo
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Tuesday February 1, 2011 10:45 Chilean salmon industry suffered millions in losses due to virus attack to the species.

SANTIAGO-After the discovery of four dangerous virus, acting in salmon in laboratory units Diagnotec, saying it gave the samples were owned by the University of Santiago.

"The virus seized at our facilities in Santiago are IHN, VHS, SAV and PD, none of which was admitted into the country by Diagnotec Laboratory. The virus in question are owned by the University of Santiago, which asked Diagnotec temporary storage because their freezers virology department had an electrical failure, "said the laboratory.

Thus, following a complaint made by the National Marine Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA), before the 7 th Civil Court of Santiago, the company said in a statement that "Diagnotec is a recognized center of research and development of biotechnology products for industry veterinarian and one of the few laboratories in Chile that has the infrastructure, biosafety regulations, technical capacity and experience
to work with aquaculture virus, which is why he was chosen by the
University of Santiago to store their materials. "

He added that the "virus were stored in Diagnotec only, ie were never
used for other purposes. The tenure of these viruses in Diagnotec facilities in Santiago hydrobiological poses no risk, nor any risk to human health. "

Recall that the presence of some dangerous virus severely affected the salmon industry in Chile, to the point that it still does not recover fully from this major economic losses, which in turn determined thousands of layoffs in the sector.