28th ANNUAL EASTERN FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP April 21-25, 2003 Infectious Dropsy And Spring Viremia Of Carp: History Nikola Fijan Department for Biology and Pathology of Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, POB 190,10000 Zagreb, Croatia Reviews on Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC) by Fijan (1999) and by Ahne et al. (2002) as well as the meeting in Atlanta (December 2002) covered the facts about this disease, which was known as Infectious Dropsy of Carp (IDC) until 1971. Although Schäperclaus in 1930, pointed out the long existence of IDC in Europe, the literature from the past century has thus far not been critically analyzed for “footprints” of SVC. Selected information from European literature was divided into three periods: (a) early research roaming; (b) opening, filling up and struggles within the IDC bag; and (c) lesser known and unpublished data after the suggestion to dismantle the IDC bag. This presentation will discuss IDC synonyms, arguments about etiology, past epizootiological patterns of IDC and SVC, as well as some lesser-known and unpublished data. Return to 28th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop Return to Leetown Science Center Home Page