Etiqueta: Red Mark Syndrome

Strawberry Disease in Rainbow Trout– Histopathology

Skin
by Hugh Ferguson
Figure 1. Strawberry disease in rainbow trout in freshwater showing loss of scales, and accompanying haemorrhage into the scale pockets. Note the severity of the dermal inflammation, which is mostly mononuclear, and largely avoids the epidermis.

Strawberry Disease (SD) is a chronic, nonlethal skin condition that affects Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the United States, several European countries (Scotland, England, Switzerland, Germany, France, among others), Chile and Peru (Sandoval 2017, unpublished report). In Europe it is also known as Red Mark Syndrome (RMS) or Cold-Water Strawberry Disease (CWSD). SD is characterized by raised, sometimes bright red inflammatory lesions that can occur in almost any size of fish bigger than fingerlings, but usually in growing or market-sized fish. The disease presents as...

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Strawberry Disease in Rainbow trout – Gross Pathology

Skin
by Hugh Ferguson
Rainbow trout with SD, showing characteristic bright-red lesions on the skin, and scale loss.

Strawberry Disease (SD) is a chronic, nonlethal skin condition that affects Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the United States, several European countries (Scotland, England, Switzerland, Germany, France, among others), Chile and Peru (Sandoval 2017, unpublished report). In Europe it is also known as Red Mark Syndrome (RMS) or Cold-Water Strawberry Disease. The severity of the skin lesions suggests a hypersensitivity response, but hypersensitivity to what?  Affected fish respond well to immune suppressors including corticosteroids, but also to a wide range of antibiotic treatments, suggesting that...

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