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    Comprehensive Serology Based on a Peptide ELISA to Assess the Prevalence of Closely Related Equine Herpesviruses in Zoo and Wild Animals (2015)

    Art
    Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag
    Autoren
    Abdelgawad, Azza (WE 5)
    Hermes, Robert
    Damiani, Armando (WE 5)
    Lamglait, Benjamin
    Czirják, Gábor Á
    East, Marion
    Aschenborn, Ortwin
    Wenker, Christian
    Kasem, Samy
    Osterrieder, Nikolaus (WE 5)
    Greenwood, Alex D
    Quelle
    PLOS ONE
    Bandzählung: 10
    Heftzählung: 9
    Seiten: e0138370
    ISSN: 1932-6203
    Sprache
    Englisch
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    URL (Volltext): http://edocs.fu-berlin.de/docs/receive/FUDOCS_document_000000023330
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138370
    Pubmed: 26378452
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    Abstract / Zusammenfassung

    Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) causes respiratory disorders and abortion in equids while EHV-1 regularly causes equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), a stroke-like syndrome following endothelial cell infection in horses. Both EHV-1 and EHV-9 infections of non-definitive hosts often result in neuronal infection and high case fatality rates. Hence, EHV-1 and EHV-9 are somewhat unusual herpesviruses and lack strict host specificity, and the true extent of their host ranges have remained unclear. In order to determine the seroprevalence of EHV-1 and EHV-9, a sensitive and specific peptide-based ELISA was developed and applied to 428 sera from captive and wild animals representing 30 species in 12 families and five orders. Members of the Equidae, Rhinocerotidae and Bovidae were serologically positive for EHV-1 and EHV-9. The prevalence of EHV-1 in the sampled wild zebra populations was significantly higher than in zoos suggesting captivity may reduce exposure to EHV-1. Furthermore, the seroprevalence for EHV-1 was significantly higher than for EHV-9 in zebras. In contrast, EHV-9 antibody prevalence was high in captive and wild African rhinoceros species suggesting that they may serve as a reservoir or natural host for EHV-9. Thus, EHV-1 and EHV-9 have a broad host range favoring African herbivores and may have acquired novel natural hosts in ecosystems where wild equids are common and are in close contact with other perissodactyls.