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Detection of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus type 1 in asymptomatic elephants using TaqMan real‐time PCR
21 Dec 2011
Abstract excerpt
This study assessed the feasibility of identifying asymptomatic viral shedders using a novel TaqMan real-time PCR on trunk washes and swabs from the conjunctiva, palate and vulva of elephants. Six elephants from a UK collection were sampled weekly over a period of 11 weeks for this study. The herd prevalence of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 (EEHV-1) was 100 per cent by PCR. The virus DNA was detected in...
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