Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa

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Autor(a) principal: Monteiro, Jessica
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Duarte, Margarida, Amadou, Kidé, Barbosa, Castro, El Bar, Nahi, Madeira, Fernando Miguel, Regalla, Aissa, Duarte, Ana, Tavares, Luís, Patrício, Ana Rita
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/49421
Resumo: Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a tumorigenic panzootic disease of sea turtles, most common in green turtles (Chelonia mydas). FP is linked to the chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChAHV5) and to degraded habitats and, though benign, large tumours can hinder vital functions, causing death. We analyse 108 green turtles, captured in 2018 and 2019, at key foraging grounds in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, West Africa, for the presence of FP, and use real-time PCR to detect ChAHV5 DNA, in 76 individuals. The prevalence of FP was moderate; 33% in Guinea-Bissau (n = 36) and 28% in Mauritania (n = 72), and most turtles were mildly affected, possibly due to low human impact at study locations. Juveniles had higher FP prevalence (35%, n = 82) compared to subadults (5%, n = 21), probably because individuals acquire resistance over time. ChAHV5 DNA was detected in 83% (n = 24) of the tumour biopsies, consistent with its role as aetiological agent of FP and in 26% (n = 27) of the ‘normal’ skin (not showing lesions) from FP turtles. Notably, 45% of the asymptomatic turtles were positive for ChAHV5, supporting multifactorial disease expression. We report the first baselines of FP and ChAHV5 prevalence for West Africa green turtles, essential to assess evolution of disease and future impacts of anthropogenic activities.
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spelling Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West AfricaEmerging diseasesFibropapillomatosisChelonia mydasChelonid alphaherpesvirus 5ChAHV5Guinea-BissauMauritaniaFibropapillomatosis (FP) is a tumorigenic panzootic disease of sea turtles, most common in green turtles (Chelonia mydas). FP is linked to the chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChAHV5) and to degraded habitats and, though benign, large tumours can hinder vital functions, causing death. We analyse 108 green turtles, captured in 2018 and 2019, at key foraging grounds in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, West Africa, for the presence of FP, and use real-time PCR to detect ChAHV5 DNA, in 76 individuals. The prevalence of FP was moderate; 33% in Guinea-Bissau (n = 36) and 28% in Mauritania (n = 72), and most turtles were mildly affected, possibly due to low human impact at study locations. Juveniles had higher FP prevalence (35%, n = 82) compared to subadults (5%, n = 21), probably because individuals acquire resistance over time. ChAHV5 DNA was detected in 83% (n = 24) of the tumour biopsies, consistent with its role as aetiological agent of FP and in 26% (n = 27) of the ‘normal’ skin (not showing lesions) from FP turtles. Notably, 45% of the asymptomatic turtles were positive for ChAHV5, supporting multifactorial disease expression. We report the first baselines of FP and ChAHV5 prevalence for West Africa green turtles, essential to assess evolution of disease and future impacts of anthropogenic activities.SpringerRepositório da Universidade de LisboaMonteiro, JessicaDuarte, MargaridaAmadou, KidéBarbosa, CastroEl Bar, NahiMadeira, Fernando MiguelRegalla, AissaDuarte, AnaTavares, LuísPatrício, Ana Rita2021-09-06T11:12:10Z2021-07-092021-07-09T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/49421engMonteiro, J., Duarte, M., Amadou, K. et al. Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa. EcoHealth (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-021-01526-y1612-921010.1007/s10393-021-01526-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:52:58Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/49421Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:00:57.698480Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
title Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
spellingShingle Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
Monteiro, Jessica
Emerging diseases
Fibropapillomatosis
Chelonia mydas
Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5
ChAHV5
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
title_short Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
title_full Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
title_fullStr Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
title_full_unstemmed Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
title_sort Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa
author Monteiro, Jessica
author_facet Monteiro, Jessica
Duarte, Margarida
Amadou, Kidé
Barbosa, Castro
El Bar, Nahi
Madeira, Fernando Miguel
Regalla, Aissa
Duarte, Ana
Tavares, Luís
Patrício, Ana Rita
author_role author
author2 Duarte, Margarida
Amadou, Kidé
Barbosa, Castro
El Bar, Nahi
Madeira, Fernando Miguel
Regalla, Aissa
Duarte, Ana
Tavares, Luís
Patrício, Ana Rita
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Monteiro, Jessica
Duarte, Margarida
Amadou, Kidé
Barbosa, Castro
El Bar, Nahi
Madeira, Fernando Miguel
Regalla, Aissa
Duarte, Ana
Tavares, Luís
Patrício, Ana Rita
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Emerging diseases
Fibropapillomatosis
Chelonia mydas
Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5
ChAHV5
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
topic Emerging diseases
Fibropapillomatosis
Chelonia mydas
Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5
ChAHV5
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
description Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a tumorigenic panzootic disease of sea turtles, most common in green turtles (Chelonia mydas). FP is linked to the chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChAHV5) and to degraded habitats and, though benign, large tumours can hinder vital functions, causing death. We analyse 108 green turtles, captured in 2018 and 2019, at key foraging grounds in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, West Africa, for the presence of FP, and use real-time PCR to detect ChAHV5 DNA, in 76 individuals. The prevalence of FP was moderate; 33% in Guinea-Bissau (n = 36) and 28% in Mauritania (n = 72), and most turtles were mildly affected, possibly due to low human impact at study locations. Juveniles had higher FP prevalence (35%, n = 82) compared to subadults (5%, n = 21), probably because individuals acquire resistance over time. ChAHV5 DNA was detected in 83% (n = 24) of the tumour biopsies, consistent with its role as aetiological agent of FP and in 26% (n = 27) of the ‘normal’ skin (not showing lesions) from FP turtles. Notably, 45% of the asymptomatic turtles were positive for ChAHV5, supporting multifactorial disease expression. We report the first baselines of FP and ChAHV5 prevalence for West Africa green turtles, essential to assess evolution of disease and future impacts of anthropogenic activities.
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