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Outbreaks of Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease in 2017

The Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) have found Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease in fish at the following sites in England and Wales

From:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Published
20 July 2017
Last updated
23 January 2019 — See all updates
KHV

KHV is a serious viral disease of fish, and is notifiable in the United Kingdom. It affects all varieties of common and ornamental carp (Cyprinus carpio), and can result in large scale mortalities.

Fish with KHV disease may show the following signs, especially when water temperatures are between 16 to 28 degree centigrade:

  • necrotic (white or brown) patches on the gills
  • rough patches on the skin and sloughing mucous
  • sunken eyes

You must contact the FHI if you suspect an outbreak of KHV. This includes fish with the above signs, or deaths of carp or carp hybrids.

There is no risk to public health.

New outbreaks

When laboratory testing confirms KHV disease at a site, the FHI place statutory controls to limit the spread of the disease. These controls restrict movement of aquatic animals and ensure equipment is disinfected.

Disease controls have been applied at:

Controls lifted

Sites with KHV disease must undergo a formal monitoring programme for the duration of the calendar year immediately following the outbreak. The FHI visit these sites to look for evidence of disease and to inspect compliance with the conditions of the statutory controls in place. The controls are removed if the disease doesn’t reoccur during this period.

Some sites choose to cull and disinfect their stocks, rather than undergo monitoring.

Disease controls that have been lifted in 2019:

Disease controls that have been lifted in 2017:

  • Porton Ventures - UK Ltd, Wiltshire - August
  • The Jungle, Derbyshire - September
  • Passies Ponds Fishery Lakes, West Sussex - December
  • Colton and Greenacre Reservoir, Norfolk - December
  • Dell Fishery, Greater London - December
  • Furnace Pond, West Sussex - December
  • Lavender Hall Fishery Complex, West Midlands - December
  • Carlton Meres Country Park Lakes, Suffolk - December
  • Woodhouse Grange Fishery, South Yorkshire - December
  • Acorn Carp Fishery, Somerset - December
  • Bilsthorpe Fisheries, Nottinghamshire - December
  • Duck Ponds, Lincolnshire - December
  • Blyton Ponds Holiday Park, Lincolnshire - December
  • Park Hill Golf course, Leicestershire - December
  • Crondon Park Golf Club Lakes, Essex - December
  • Wansford Trout and Coarse Fishery, East Yorkshire - December
  • Stoppo’s pool, Derbyshire - December
  • Leland Water, Cambridgeshire - December
  • Townsend Lakes Fishery, Cambridgeshire - December
  • Billet Lane Lake, Buckinghamshire - December
  • Tockenham Reservoir, Wiltshire - December
  • Woodpeckers Fishing Lakes, West Sussex - December
  • Hurston Lane Fishery, West Sussex - December
  • Hanchurch Fisheries, Staffordshire - December
  • Bonehill Mill Fishery, Staffordshire - December
  • Baden Hall Fishery, Staffordshire - December
  • Hoyle Mill Dam, South Yorkshire - December
  • Trinity Water, Somerset - December
  • Plantations Lakes, Somerset - December
  • Avalon Fishery, Somerset - December
  • Wellow Dam, Nottinghamshire - December
  • Goosedale Fisheries and Leisure, Nottinghamshire - December
  • Oakwood Park Lakes, Norfolk - December
  • Stoneham Lakes, Hampshire - December
  • Longbridge Fishery, Hampshire - December
  • Wickwater Lakes, Gloucestershire - December
  • Ford House Farm Fishery, Gloucestershire - December
  • Valence Moat, Essex - December
  • Slough House Lake, Essex - December
  • Puddledock Farm Fisheries, Essex - December
  • Pea Lane Fishery, Essex - December
  • Great Oakley Fisheries, Essex - December
  • Haddon Lakes, Cambridgeshire - December
  • Washing Pool, Worcestershire - December
  • Kippax Polo Pond, West Yorkshire - December
  • Bankend Fisheries, South Yorkshire - December
  • Thornborough Pond, Northumberland - December
  • Woodlands Fishery, Lincolnshire - December
  • Lake Ross, Lincolnshire - December
  • Bourne Farm Pond, Lincolnshire - December
  • Morgans & Woodstock Ponds, Gwent - December
  • Ellis Lake Fishery, Essex - December
  • Ruddy Pond Lakes, Cheshire - December
  • Railway Lakes, Cambridgeshire - December
  • Bierley Woods Water, West Yorkshire - December
  • Packington Somers Fishery, West Midlands - December
  • Bells Mill Fisheries, West Midlands - December
  • Thorpe Lea Fishery, Surrey - December
  • Curborough Fishery, Staffordshire - December
  • Corner House Farm Lake, Staffordshire - December
  • Kiverton Farm Fisheries, South Yorkshire - December
  • Hayfield Fishery, South Yorkshire - December
  • Aston Park, South Yorkshire - December
  • Portland Fishing Lakes, Nottinghamshire - December
  • Jacobs Water, Nottinghamshire - December
  • Heron Pond, Nottinghamshire - December
  • Albert Park Lake, North Yorkshire - December
  • Melton Ponds, Norfolk - December
  • Bain Valley Fisheries, Lincolnshire - December
  • The Glebe Lakes, Leicestershire - December
  • Frisby Water Park, Leicestershire - December
  • Mallory Park Fishery, Leicestershire - December
  • Fleetwood Reservoir, Lancashire - December
  • Five House Farm Reservoir, Hertfordshire - December
  • Brockamin Fisheries, Hereford & Worcestershire - December
  • Severn Sport & Leisure, Larford Lakes, Hereford & Worcestershire - December
  • Knightsland Farm Lake, Essex - December
  • Ferens Lake, East Yorkshire - December
  • Ash Grove Lake, Derbyshire - December
  • The Barns, Cornwall - December
  • Fields Farm Fishery, Cheshire - December
  • Manea Pit, Cambridgeshire - December
  • Cromwell Lake, Cambridgeshire - December
  • The Hunstrete Fishery, Avon - December

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Background

Koi herpesvirus disease (KHV) is a notifiable disease under The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009. KHV outbreaks have been subject to statutory controls in Great Britain since 2007. The UK maintains a surveillance programme for this disease.

When the FHI confirm an outbreak, they take steps to control and, wherever possible, remove the disease. This may involve movement controls on susceptible species in the area, enhanced biosecurity, culling of fish, and cleaning and disinfecting of the premises.

Site operators must write to the FHI to get permission to move live fish into, out of, or within the designated area, and to make material changes to the site or site activities. This also applies to fish eggs and gametes.

Published 20 July 2017
Last updated 23 January 2019 + show all updates

  1. Controls lifted in 2019

  2. Confirmed designation for Manderson Trust Lakes has been included to the list for 2017.

  3. The lifted controls list on this page has been updated with all the sites that have had thier controls lifted in 2017.

  4. Added Cleverley Mare, Essex

  5. Added Boatling Lake, Northamptonshire

  6. Added White Shots Reservoir, Essex and The Cunneries, Lancashire

  7. Added Hampstead Heath Ponds, London

  8. Added Lea Farms Lakes, Berhskire

  9. Removed controls from The Jungle, Derbyshire

  10. Added Windsor View Lakes, Berkshire

  11. Added Danson Park, Kent; The Jungle, Derbyshire and Frogmore Fishery, Hertfordshire

  12. Added Clevely Bridge Fisheries Complex, Lancashire

  13. Added Sam Hosticks Fisheries, East Yorkshire

  14. Added Willows Farm Fishery, Hertfordshire

  15. Controls for Porton Ventures have been removed

  16. Added Tyersal Hall Fishery, Wet Yorkshire

  17. Added Newlake, Humberside

  18. Added Bannister House Fishery, Lancashire

  19. Added Portons Ventures, Wiltshire

  20. Added Meadows Fishery and Manor Park Fishery, Staffordshire

  21. Added Mansfield Lake, Kent

  22. Added Risby Park Fisheries, Beverley

  23. Added The Lakeside, Surrey

  24. First published.

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