Scientists close in on the cause of starfish deaths

Killer virus: Scientists believe that a virus is what has been killing millions of starfish in parts of the United States since last year. — TNS

Massive starfish die-off in Pacific Ocean linked to mystery virus.

MARKING a major breakthrough in the mystery of one of the largest wildlife die-offs ever recorded in the world’s oceans, scientists believe they have found the cause of a disease that has killed millions of starfish since last year along California and the US Pacific Coast.