Herpes Outbreak Among Australia’s Green Sea Turtles Likely Triggered by Pollution
Australian scientists in the midst of investigating a herpes outbreak among green sea turtles at the Great Barrier Reef say the blight—which causes abnormal growths on the skin, mouth, eyes, and internal organs—is likely due to pollution. For the past three years, Karina Jones from James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, has been investigating fibropapillomatosis…
