Insights on Immune Function in Free-Ranging Green Sea Turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) with and without Fibropapillomatosis

Insights on Immune Function in Free-Ranging Green Sea Turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) with and without Fibropapillomatosis

Chelonid alphaherpesviruses 5 and 6 (ChHV5 and ChHV6) are viruses that affect wild sea turtle populations. ChHV5 is associated with the neoplastic disease fibropapillomatosis (FP), which affects green turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) in panzootic proportions. ChHV6 infection is associated...

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Main Authors: Justin R. Perrault, Milton Levin, Cody R. Mott, Caitlin M. Bovery, Michael J. Bresette, Ryan M. Chabot, Christopher R. Gregory, Jeffrey R. Guertin, Sarah E. Hirsch, Branson W. Ritchie, Steven T. Weege, Ryan C. Welsh, Blair E. Witherington, Annie Page-Karjian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
ChHV5
ChHV6
ELISA
herpesvirus
lung-eye-trachea disease
lymphocyte proliferation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/861

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