Posted: 08.13.2010

State wildlife officials say testing on inland waters this year revealed no sign of a deadly fish virus.

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia, better known as VHS, causes fish
to bleed to death. The virus has been found in the Lake Winnebago
system, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

The Department of Natural Resources tested fish from about 70
lakes and rivers between late March and late May and found no sign
of VHS.

Agency officials credit anti-VHS policies, including
requirements that boaters drain their crafts and equipment dry when
leaving the water and a ban on transporting live fish away from the
water.

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