Late last year, in 2015, the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) was detected for the first time in Iceland whereas the virus was discovered in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) in Breiðafjörður, Western Iceland, with cell culture methods.
Árið 2015 greindist viral hemorrhagic septicemia veiran (VHSV) í fyrsta skipti á Íslandi. Veiran var greind í hrognkelsum (Cyclopterus lumpus) úr Breiðafirði, með aðferðum þar sem frumulínur voru notaðar.