Case report of kidney disease in a wild chinock salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, in the sea.

Abstract

An immature chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) that had spent two winters at sea was found in a Puget Sound beach zone. Necropsy indicated the fish was infected with bacterial kidney disease (KD). This is the first report of KD from a wild fish in the marine environment.