Molecular epidemiology and pathology of spirorchiid infection in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) by Phoebe A. Chapman, Helen Owen, Mark Flint, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Rebecca J. Traub, Thomas H. Cribb, Myat T. Kyaw-Tanner, Paul C. Mills

“…Spirorchiid blood fluke infections affect endangered turtle populations globally, and are reported as a common cause of mortality in Queensland green sea turtles. Both the flukes and their ova are pathogenic and can contribute to the stranding or death of their host. …”
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