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Seroprevalence of Equine Herpesviruses 1 and 9 (EHV-1 and EHV-9) in Wild Grévy's Zebra ( Equus grevyi) in Kenya (2018)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Guevara, Louise

Abdelgawad, Azza

Onzere, Cynthia

Greenwood, Alex D (WE 5)

Davidson, Zeke

Bishop, Richard

Mutinda, Mathew

Quelle

Journal of wildlife diseases / Wildlife Disease Association

Bandzählung: 54

Heftzählung: 4

Seiten: 848-851

ISSN: 0090-3558

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.7589/2018-01-003

DOI: 10.7589/2018-01-003

Pubmed: 29792760

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Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Equid herpesviruses types 1 (EHV-1) and 9 (EHV-9) are unusual among herpesviruses in that they lack strong host specificity, and the full extent of their host range remains unclear. The virus establishes latency for long periods and can be reactivated and shed, resulting in clinical disease in susceptible species. A sensitive and specific peptide-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed to study the seroprevalence of both viruses in a broad range of species among both wild and captive populations. We used this assay to study the seroprevalences of EHV-1 and EHV-9 in a natural population of the highly endangered Grévy's zebra ( Equus grevyi) in Kenya, sampled during a 4-yr period (2012-2015). The results were compared with those obtained from captive Grévy's zebras from a previous study. The wild population had a significantly higher seroprevalence of EHV-9 compared with the captive population, suggesting that captivity might reduce exposure to this serotype. In contrast, the seroprevalences of EHV-1 between captive and wild groups was not significantly different. The seroprevalence of EHV-9 was not significantly higher than EHV-1 in zebras within the wild Kenyan population.