“…Most of the technical problems regarding sole rearing are being solved, but disease problems continue to threaten the commercialisation of these species. Although viral diseases have not yet achieved the prominence of bacterial diseases, some viral agents such as aquabirnaviruses and betanodaviruses have been detected or associated with disease outbreaks in both species (Hill 1982, Rodriguez et al 1997, Starkey et al 2001, Thiéry et al 2004, Cutrín et al 2007, Olveira et al 2009). In ABSTRACT: The susceptibility of sole Solea senegalensis to infection with 3 viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) strains obtained from wild Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides and farmed turbot Psetta maxima was demonstrated.…”