Confirmation of Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 (Scutavirus chelonidalpha5) Associated with Fibropapillomatosis in Green and Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles from Mississippi, USA
We diagnosed and molecularly confirmed the presence of fibropapillomatosis and chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 infection in one Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) and three green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) stranded on the Mississippi, USA, coast, expanding the known range of this disease in sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
Authors
- Lyndsey N. Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9080-3274)
- Natalie K. Stilwell
- Sarah Rubelowsky
- Caroline M. Betbeze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2169-8834)
- Samantha Hughes
- Debra Moore
- Justin M Stilwell
Institutions
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
- NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (US)
- Mississippi State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7589/jwd-d-24-00217
- Primary Topic
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00