However, to date, few studies have measured comparable and quantifiable biological parameters to estimate the potential impact of global warming on viral infections in farmed aquatic animals, and none have attempted to statistically establish a clear trend between increased water temperatures and virulence (in terms of host mortality rates) of viral diseases.
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Impact of Global Warming on the Severity of Viral Diseases: A Potentially Alarming Threat to Sustainable Aquaculture Worldwide.
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We found a positive trend between increasing temperature and increasing viral virulence, with an increase in water temperature of 1 °C resulting in an increase in mortality of 1.47–8.33% in OsHV-1 infected oysters, 2.55–6.98% in carps infected with CyHV-3 and 2.18–5.37% in fishes infected with NVVs.