Tag #Meningoencephalitis

How might climate change, prey abundance, and population dynamics of great white sharks contribute to the observed increase in deaths?

The rising number of great white shark deaths with brain inflammation could be linked to a new infectious disease or other unknown factors. While some scientists speculate that this could be a natural consequence of population growth and environmental changes such as warmer waters, the consistent nature of the brain inflammation in multiple sharks suggests a potentially more concerning underlying issue. Further research is urgently needed.