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MADSION, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources intends to step up the hunt for a deadly fish virus discovered in the Lake Winnebago system, particularly looking in lakes and rivers that attract anglers from long distances, an agency official says.
Mike Staggs, director of the DNR's Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, said Monday lakes in the Madison and Lake Geneva areas are likely targets, in addition to heightened surveillance already begun on Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. Bodies of water with unexplained fish kills will also be examined, Staggs said.
Crews will also be sent to selected lakes and rivers with electric shocking apparatus to test seemingly healthy fish, he said. The equipment temporarily stuns fish so they can be gathered for study.
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