“…In addition, some PEI locations are known to have high prevalence and intensity of the disease. For instance, in a 2001-2002 histopathologic survey, prevalences of up to 50.9% and 77.8% were found in North River and Miscouche, PEI, respectively (Mateo et al 2015). In other surveys, 38% of soft-shell clams from North River, PEI (Delaporte et al 2008), and 11.1% of soft-shell clams from Glovers Shore, Wilmot River, PEI (Muttray et al 2012) were found to be heavily affected by HN, using flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry, respectively.…”