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This study investigated ISKNV infection dynamics and stage-dependent horizontal transmission in angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare). Immersion challenge experiments demonstrated that angelfish were highly susceptible to ISKNV infection, with cumulative mortality reaching 95% at 106 TCID50\/mL. The estimated LD50 and ID50 values indicated that infection occurred even at sublethal viral concentrations. Viral loads peaked at 7 days post-immersion and were positively correlated with the severity of histopathological lesions in the spleen and kidney, including multifocal necrosis and enlarged basophilic cells. To assess horizontal transmission, naive fish were cohabited with infected donors for 24 h at different infection stages. 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