Eel virus European X (EVEX) - the cause of rhabdovirus infection in European eel

Sa？etak In recent decades there has been a continuous decline in the wild European eel (Anguilla anguilla) population. European eel is currently on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species, designated as “Critically Endangered”. According to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) the status of the European eel stock is critical. There are a number of causes of the decline of population. Among them, diseases are worthy of mention (van Ginneken et al., 2005.b; Hilge, 2006.; Haenen et al., 2012.; Bellec et al., 2014; Jacoby i Gollock, 2014.; Ices, 2017.b). It may be concluded that in order to preserve the wild European eel population it is essential to implement specific control measures for rhabdovirus infection caused by by Eel virus European X (EVEX)