▁ac idos is ▁caused ▁by ▁im bal anced ▁calci um / ph osph orus ▁r ati os ▁and ▁severe ▁e ma ci ation . ▁ ▁Other ▁species ▁F ib rop ap ill omas ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁other ▁animal ▁groups , ▁but ▁are ▁caused ▁by ▁different ▁vir uses , ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁b ov ine ▁pap ill om av irus . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁documented ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁in ▁Key ▁West , ▁Florida . ▁Long - term ▁studies ▁found ▁no ▁signs ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁on ▁Florida ' s ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁F P ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁inc id ences ▁varying ▁from ▁ 2 8 – 6 7 %. ▁Today , ▁inc id ences ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 9 2 % ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁in ▁K ane o he ▁Bay , ▁O ahu , ▁Hawai i . ▁Gener ally , ▁F P ▁is ▁most ▁prominent ▁in ▁war mer ▁clim ates . ▁Rec ent ▁research ▁has ▁found ▁that ▁F P ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁stress ▁and ▁tum ours ▁have ▁been ▁observed ▁in ▁t urt les ▁that ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁t urt le ▁tour ism ▁t ours . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁tour ists ▁causes ▁the ▁t urt les ▁stress ▁ ▁C ause ▁ ▁The ▁F P ▁is ▁an ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁with ▁horizontal ▁transmission . ▁An ▁al ph ah er pes vir us ▁initially ▁called ▁fib rop