Turtle fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a disease of sea turtles. The condition is characterized by benign but ultimately debilitating epithelial tumours on the surface of biological tissues. FP exists all over the world, but it is most prominent in warmer climates, affecting up to 50–70% of some populations.
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| - Fibropapillomatose (fr)
- Turtle fibropapillomatosis (en)
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| - La fibropapillomatose (FP) est une maladie de peau qui touche les tortues marines. Elle serait occasionnée par un virus, le , qui pourrait être du type herpès. La maladie, autrefois rare, est devenue commune. Des prélèvements récents provenant des îles hawaïennes montrent que plus de 90 % des tortues vertes de cette zone présentent les symptômes de la maladie. Il est probable que l'augmentation de l'occurrence de la maladie est due aux pollutions générées par les activités humaines. (fr)
- Turtle fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a disease of sea turtles. The condition is characterized by benign but ultimately debilitating epithelial tumours on the surface of biological tissues. FP exists all over the world, but it is most prominent in warmer climates, affecting up to 50–70% of some populations. (en)
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| - Hawaiian green turtle with severe fibropapilloma tumors. Cleaner wrasses avoid feeding on the tumours. (en)
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| - La fibropapillomatose (FP) est une maladie de peau qui touche les tortues marines. Elle serait occasionnée par un virus, le , qui pourrait être du type herpès. La maladie, autrefois rare, est devenue commune. Des prélèvements récents provenant des îles hawaïennes montrent que plus de 90 % des tortues vertes de cette zone présentent les symptômes de la maladie. Il est probable que l'augmentation de l'occurrence de la maladie est due aux pollutions générées par les activités humaines. (fr)
- Turtle fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a disease of sea turtles. The condition is characterized by benign but ultimately debilitating epithelial tumours on the surface of biological tissues. FP exists all over the world, but it is most prominent in warmer climates, affecting up to 50–70% of some populations. The causative agent of the disease is believed to be Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChHV-5), a species of virus in the genus Scutavirus, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. Turtle leeches are suspected mechanical vectors, transmitting the disease to other individuals. The disease is thought to have a multifactorial cause, including a tumour-promoting phase that is possibly caused by biotoxins or contaminants. (en)
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