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South African sardine mortality event

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Latest: Pilchard herpesvirus identified as likely cause of South African sardine deaths

Following a mass mortality event of sardines along South Africa’s West Coast, laboratory sequencing confirmed the presence of pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) genetic material. Initial investigations by the Department of Fores