Department of Natural Resources have been looking for traces of Fish Virus in area lakes to be sure of safety

When a deadly fish virus was discovered in the Lake
Winnebago water system, officials of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) have been on the case. The DNR are
focusing their investigation on Madison and Lake Geneva as well as Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi River to discover whether the virus is found here as well.
DNR officials reported that the virus is known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia
(VHS) and travels via water rather than saliva or blood, making it more
dangerous. VHS is said to cause anemia
and hemorrhaging in fish. 

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported
that last Thursday the Natural Resources board gave the ‘okay’ to emergency
restrictions for boaters and anglers in the Lake Winnebago system. Though the virus has not been found in other
Lakes, the same emergency restrictions will be applied immediately to any and
all other bodies of water if the virus shows up there as well. 

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