Cyprinid herpesvirus‐3 (CyHV‐3) is an important pathogen of common carp ( Cyprinus carpio , carp) causing significant economic and ecological impacts worldwide. The recent emergence of CyHV‐3 in the Upper Midwest region of the United States has raised questions related to the disease ecology and host specificity of CyHV‐3 in wild carp populations. To determine the prevalence of CyHV‐3 in wild populations of fishes in Minnesota...

Koi herpesvirus (KHV; cyprinid herpesvirus‐3) and carp oedema virus (CEV) are important viruses of common and koi carp ( Cyprinus carpio ); however, the distribution of these viruses in wild common carp in North America is largely unknown. During the summers of 2017 and 2018, 27 mass mortalities of common carp were reported from four states in the USA (Minnesota, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin), the majority of which were di...