The eastern coast of Florida is seeing a rise in the number of Bottlenose dolphins afflicted with various immune system related diseases. The population of dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon is currently being studied in a joint effort between the Georgia Aquarium and Florida Atlantic University to determine why this particular group has a 50 percent incidence rate of serious health problems - far above the global norm. Further, the particular problems that these dolphins exhibit are very similar to what human beings experience, leading researchers to believe that the two subjects may be related.
