First Evidence of Chelonid Herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) Infection in Green Turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) from Sabah, Borneo

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) of sea turtles is characterised by cutaneous tumours and is associated with Chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5), an alphaherpesvirus from the family Herpesviridae. Here, we provide the first evidence of ChHV5-associated FP in endangered Green turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</...

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Main Authors: Aswini Leela Loganathan, Pushpa Palaniappan, Vijay Kumar Subbiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1404