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Fatal herpesvirus hemorrhagic disease in wild and orphan asian elephants in southern India.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Apr 2013
Zachariah Arun, Zong Jian-Chao, Long Simon Y, Latimer Erin M, Heaggans Sarah Y, Richman Laura K, Hayward Gary S
Abstract excerpt
Up to 65% of deaths of young Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) between 3 mo and 15 yr of age in Europe and North America over the past 20 yr have been attributed to hemorrhagic disease associated with a novel DNA virus called elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). To evaluate the potential role of EEHV in suspected cases of a similar lethal acute hemorrhagic disease occurring in southern India, we studied...
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