Salmonid susceptibility to whirling disease

This page tabulates susceptibility of various salmonids to whirling disease.

+Susceptibility to whirling disease among salmonidsGenusCommon NameScoreOncorhynchusRainbow trout3Steelhead trout3Cutthroat trout Yellowstone cutthroat2Westslope cutthroat2Colorado River cutthroat2Rio Grande cutthroat2Greenback cutthroat2Chinook salmon2Sockeye salmon3Chum salmon1 SPink salmon1 SCherry salmon1 SCoho salmon1SalvelinusBrook trout2Dolly Varden1 SBull trout1Lake trout0 SSalmoAtlantic salmon2 SBrown trout1ProsopiumMountain whitefish 2 SThymallusEuropean grayling2 SArctic grayling0HuchoDanube salmon3 Susceptibility as defined in laboratory or exposure to M. cerebralis at vulnerable life stages. Score of 0-3 or S: 0=resistant, no spores develop; 1=partial resistance, clinical disease rare and develops only when exposed to very high parasite doses. 2=susceptible, clinical disease common at high parasite doses, but greater resistance to disease at low doses. 3=highly susceptible, clinical disease common. S=susceptibility is unclear (conflicting reports, insufficient data, lack of M. cerebralis confirmation). Data collated by Beth MacConnell and Dick Vincent and used with permission of the Whirling Disease Initiative, which funded the study.

References

MacConnell, E., and E. R. Vincent. 2002. Review: The effects of Myxobolus cerebralis on the salmonid host. Pages 95–107 in J. L. Bartholomew and J. C. Wilson, editors. Whirling disease: Reviews and current topics. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 29, Bethesda, Maryland.