Increased prevalence and new evidence of multi-species chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) infection in the sea turtles of Mabul Island, Borneo

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a debilitating tumor disease affecting all species of sea turtles globally. The most probable etiological agent for FP is the chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5). A 2015–2016 field survey of the sea turtles at Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia, found three green turtles (Chelonia...

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Main Authors: Dexter Miller Robben, Pushpa Palaniappan, Aswini Leela Loganathan, Vijay Kumar Subbiah
Format: Article
Language:English
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2023
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42255/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42255/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42255/
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13020290
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Language: English
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