Just how deadly could a parasite be to Yukon River chinook salmon? U.S. biologists are trying to find out

A ruby red salmon resting on rocks at the bottom of a creek. Above are a series of logs with moss growing on them.

There’s no method for accounting for natural mortality that’s associated with disease, especially ichthyophonus, which, under the right conditions, can prove fatal, provided the lengths at which the imperilled chinook must travel to reach their spawning territory.

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