Of course it has been known for many years that FV3 or FV3-like viruses will infect and kill chelonians as well as amphibians (and fish).

Cheers

Andrew

This is indeed terrible, did the people involved published this already, do they know whether it is the same virus that killed the tadpoles and the turtles?

Gr

Marja

That’s bloody awful. Damn.

GRC:

A recent story in the Washington Post on ranaviruses. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/2012/02/01/gIQA5O0Z9Q_story.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/box-turtle-suffers-from-symptoms-of-ranavirus-031/2012/02/12/gIQAIUDE9Q_video.html

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