The Swedish Board of Agriculture does not want to comment on the individual case of fish farming in Siljan, where a large number of sick fish have escaped and risk infecting wild fish, but believes that it is difficult to determine where the infection comes from. The disease may also have entered the facility via wild fish, according to the agency, but the starting point is to see if the fish are well.
– We make an overall assessment of the infection situation and whether there are symptoms or not and discuss with knowledgeable veterinarians and should we see a high mortality or serious symptoms, we can decide on killing immediately, says Lotta Hofverberg, unit manager for the infection control unit at the Swedish Board of Agriculture and continues:
– For reasons of sustainability, good food should not be discarded, says Lotta Hofverberg.