Fibropapillomatosis is a disease that is threatening populations of, already endangered, sea turtles. Researchers are getting closer and closer to discovering the causative agent. It could potentially be caused by the herpes virus and a tumor promoter or it could be a combination of low immune system and a damaged ecosystem along with other factors. The solution that has worked up until this point include surgical removal of tumors. Electrochemotherapy is being studied as another potential solution. It has been seen that rehabilitating the turtles after the tumor is surgically extracted could potentially cause more damage that help. Conservation efforts are continually being explored, however it seems as though turtles from different populations
