| prevalence and characteristics of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (cyhv-3) infection in common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) inhabiting three rivers in kochi prefecture, japan. | cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (cyhv-3) causes lethal disease in common and koi carp. mortality by cyhv-3 disease has not been reported since 2011 in kochi prefecture, japan. here, we detected and quantified cyhv-3 in common carp inhabiting three rivers in the prefecture to examine if the carp are carriers of cyhv-3 as a source of infection. cyhv-3 dna was detected in 16.7% (12/72) of brain samples in kagami river, 3.9% (3/76) of brain and 3.9% (3/76) of gill samples in monobe river, and 5.1% (4/79) of ... | 2015 | 25554244 |