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Kinetics of viral loads and genotypic analysis of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 infection in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians - 1 Mar 2013
Stanton Jeffrey J, Zong Jian-Chao, Eng Crystal, Howard Lauren, Flanagan Joe, Stevens Martina, Schmitt Dennis, Wiedner Ellen, Graham Danielle, Junge Randall E, Weber Martha A, Fischer Martha, Mejia Alicia, Tan Jie, Latimer Erin, Herron Alan, Hayward Gary S, Ling Paul D
Abstract excerpt
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) can cause fatal hemorrhagic disease in juvenile Asian elephants (Elphas maximus); however, sporadic shedding of virus in trunk washes collected from healthy elephants also has been detected. Data regarding the relationship of viral loads in blood compared with trunk washes are lacking, and questions about whether elephants can undergo multiple infections with EEHVs...
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