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Outdoors: Iowa DNR confirms cause of Storm Lake common carp kill

STORM LAKE — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed the Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) killed thousands of young common carp at Storm Lake. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in Iowa. Outbreaks have previously been identified in Minnesota and Wisconsin. There have been no instances of the virus infecting humans or other fish species.

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