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Ichthyophonus sp.\u00a0causes severe disease that has been implicated in the en route prespawning mortality of this Chinook Salmon stock. The reduced survival of these fish has caused many hardships for the people who rely on them.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We assessed a modified qPCR assay with stage 1 and partial stage 2 validation per World Organisation for Animal Health criteria for Ichthyophonus sp. surveillance in Yukon River Chinook Salmon. Cohen\u2019s kappa tests were used to compare qPCR results of infection status (infected\/uninfected) with those of explant culture\u2014the current reference standard. Linear regressions were used to interrogate qPCR results of parasite gene copies per milligram for infection density with parasite counts per cubic millimeter from the reference standard of histopathology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found that the prevalence of Ichthyophonus sp.\u00a0DNA by qPCR did not significantly differ from that of the reference standard for explant culture of the parasite. The qPCR demonstrated high analytical sensitivity and estimated diagnostic performance. 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