A virus which affects the ornamental fish, Koi Carp, and causes severe mortality and economic loss, has been reported for the first time in India.
Koi herpesvirus (KHV) or Cyprinid Herpesvirus-3 (CyHV-3) was first reported in Israel and Germany in 1998. Cyprinus carpio koi, commonly known as “koi or koi carp”, is an ornamental fish traded worldwide because of its striking colours, shape and scale pattern.
In India, a study was conducted from different localities at Kolathur in Chennai, the hub of the ornamental fish trade, by a research team led by A.S. Sahul Hameed, Research Coordinator of C. Abdul Hakeem College (CAHC), Melvisharam, in Ranipet district.