Subclinical infection of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus
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Sripiboon, S., Ditcham, W., Vaughan-Higgins, R.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-9818, Jackson, B.ORCID: 0000-0002-8622-8035, Robertson, I.ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752, Thitaram, C., Angkawanish, T., Phatthanakunanan, S., Lertwatcharasarakul, P. and Warren, K.ORCID: 0000-0002-9328-2013
(2019)
Subclinical infection of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus.
Archives of Virology, 165
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pp. 397-401.
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Abstract
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) infection is a conservation threat to the endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), causing fatal hemorrhagic disease in juvenile elephants throughout the world, including Thailand. This study revealed a subclinical EEHV1 infection rate of 5.5% in healthy captive Asian elephants in Thailand (n = 362). The virus was detected in all age classes above one year old, in both sexes, and across the country – even in facilities with no history of hemorrhagic disease (EEHV HD). Subclinical EEHV infection in Thailand urgently requires proper health management.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Murdoch Affiliation: | Veterinary Medicine |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
| Copyright: | © 2019 Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/53813 |
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