Molecular Assessment of Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 Infection in Tumor-Free Green (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) and Loggerhead (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) Sea Turtles in North Carolina, USA, 2015–2019

Molecular Assessment of Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 Infection in Tumor-Free Green (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) and Loggerhead (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) Sea Turtles in North Carolina, USA, 2015–2019

Fibropapillomatosis is associated with chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) and tumor formation in sea turtles. We collected blood samples from 113 green (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) and 112 loggerhead (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) turtles without fibropapillomatosis, including 46 free-...

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Main Authors: Annie Page-Karjian, Maria E. Serrano, Jeffrey Cartzendafner, Ashley Morgan, Branson W. Ritchie, Christopher R. Gregory, Joanne Braun McNeill, Justin R. Perrault, Emily F. Christiansen, Craig A. Harms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
antibodies
ChHV5
ELISA
qPCR
rehabilitation
subclinical infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/1964

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