Piscichuvirus-Associated Severe Meningoencephalomyelitis in Aquatic Turtles, United States, 2009–2021
Weerapong Laovechprasit, Kelsey T. Young, Brian A. Stacy, Steven B. Tillis, Robert J. Ossiboff, Jordan A. Vann, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Dalen W. Agnew, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Jian Zhang, Shayna Whitaker, Alicia Walker, Andrew M. Orgill, Lyndsey N. Howell, Donna J. Shaver, Kyle Donnelly, Allen M. Foley, and James B. Stanton
Author affiliations: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (W. Laovechprasit, K.T. Young, E.W. Howerth, J. Zhang, J.B. Stanton); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA (B.A. Stacy, L.N. Howell); University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (S.B. Tillis, R.J. Ossiboff, J.A. Vann, K. Subramaniam); Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, USA (D.W. Agnew); Amos Rehabilitation Keep at University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, USA (S. Whitaker, A. Walker, A.M. Orgill); National Park Service at Padre Island National Seashore, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (D.J. Shaver); Brevard Zoo and Sea Turtle Healing Center, Melbourne, Florida, USA (K. Donnelly); Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Jacksonville, Florida, USA (A.M. Foley)
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Figure 1. Geographic location and year found for 5 stranded piscichuvirus-infected aquatic turtles with meningoencephalomyelitis, United States, 2009–2021.
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