A recombinant koi herpesvirus (KHV) or Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) and a vaccine for the prevention of a desease caused by KHV/CyHV-3 in Cyprinus carpio or Cyprinus carpio koi

The present invention refers to a recombinant koi herpesvirus (KHV) or Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), which is immunogenic in fish, preferably in carps, more preferably in Cyprinus carpio, and to a vaccine for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by koi herpesvirus (KHV) or CyHV-3. The 5 recombinant herpesvirus is used to confer immunity on fish, preferably on carps, more preferably on Cyprinus carpio, against a disease caused by koi herpesvirus (KHV) or Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3).