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Fibropapillomatosis and the chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 in green turtles from W...
Monteiro, Jessica; Duarte, Margarida; Amadou, Kidé; Barbosa, Castro; El Bar, Nahi; Madeira, Fernando M.; Regalla, Aissa; Duarte, Ana; Tavares, LuísFibropapillomatosis (FP) is a tumorigenic panzootic disease of sea turtles, most common in green turtles (Chelonia mydas). FP is linked to the chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChAHV5) and to degraded habitats and, though benign, large tumours can hinder vital functions, causing death. We analyse 108 green turtles, captured in 2018 and 2019, at key foraging grounds in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, West Africa, for t...
Fibropapillomatosis and the chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in green turtles from W...
Monteiro, Jessica; Duarte, Margarida; Amadou, Kidé; Barbosa, Castro; El Bar, Nahi; Madeira, Fernando M.; Regalla, Aissa; Duarte, Ana; Tavares, LuísFibropapillomatosis (FP) is a tumorigenic panzootic disease of sea turtles, most common in green turtles (Chelonia mydas). FP is linked to the chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChAHV5) and to degraded habitats and, though benign, large tumours can hinder vital functions, causing death. We analyse 108 green turtles, captured in 2018 and 2019, at key foraging grounds in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, West Africa, for t...