“…A growing number of infectious agents have been isolated from lumpfish (reviewed by Powell et al. (Powell et al., )), ranging from known pathogens that were likely transmitted from other fish species, such as Piscirickettsia salmonis (Marcos‐Lopez et al., ), to novel agents such as Cyclopterus lumpus virus ( Flaviviridae ) (Skoge, Brattespe, Økland, Plarre, & Nylund, ), lumpfish rana virus ( Iridoviridae ) and a new subtype of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus ( Rhabdoviridae ) (unpublished data). Lumpfish have also been shown to be able to transmit Neoparamoeba perurans , the parasite causing amoebic gill disease, to Atlantic salmon (Haugland, Olsen, Rønneseth, & Andersen, ).…”