The deadly pathogen that decimated sea urchins in Eilat has now spread to the Indian Ocean

Low-Res_1. Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island

Source: Jean-Pascal Quod

The pathogen responsible for the mass deaths of sea urchins along the Red Sea coast is the same one responsible for mass mortality events among sea urchins off the coast of Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean. 

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