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Subclinical infection of a young captive Asian elephant with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 1 (2018)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Azab, Walid (WE 5)

Damiani, Armando Mario

Ochs, Andreas

Osterrieder, Nikolaus (WE 5)

Quelle

Archives of virology : official journal of the Virology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies

Bandzählung: 163

Heftzählung: 2

Seiten: 495 – 500

ISSN: 0304-8608

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3628-2

Pubmed: 29094239

Kontakt

Institut für Virologie

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14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 51833
virologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) are a continuous threat for young Asian elephants. We report a laboratory-confirmed infection of a 5-year-old female Asian elephant (AZ_2016) in the Berlin Zoologischer Garten. Initially, high EEHV-1 loads were detected in trunk swabs obtained from the young elephant during routine screening. The animal showed no clinical signs except for slight irritability. EEHV-1 was continuously shed for almost one year, with fluctuations in viral load from time to time. Our investigations highlight the continuous threat of EEHV-1 to young captive Asian elephants and stress the importance of routine monitoring of captive elephants to allow early detection of infection.