WCT Multi-state Assessment 



February 10,2003 



Table 10. Look-up table for genetic risk ranking. 



Significant Disease Risk Assessment 



A disease risk assessment will be made for each meta- (networked) or isolate population using a ranking of 1 to 

 5 to indicate low to progressively higher levels of risk associated with the possible or potential influence of 

 significant diseases (Table 1 1 ). Population isolation and security are important considerations but cannot be 

 viewed as absolutes. The diseases of concern are those that cause severe and significant impacts to population 

 health and include but are not limited to whirling disease, furunculosis, infectious pancreatic necrosis virus, etc. 

 Disease risk assessment should be completed and/or reviewed by fish health professional. Take into 

 consideration those actions and activities (Tables 13 and 14) that may have an influence on genetic risk. The 

 level of risk should not be viewed as an absolute but rather as a indicator of possible or potential risk. 



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