Global distribution of Chelonid fibropapilloma-associated herpesvirus among clinically healthy sea turtles

Background: Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a neoplastic disease characterized by cutaneous tumours that has been documented to infect all sea turtle species. Chelonid fibropapilloma-associated herpesvirus (CFPHV) is believed to be the aetiological agent of FP, based principally on consistent PCR-based...

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Main Authors: Alfaro-Nunez, A., Bertelsen, M., Bojesen, A., Rasmussen, I., Zepeda-Mendoza, L., Olsen, M., Gilbert, Thomas
Format: Journal Article
Published: Biomed Central 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10751