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Fatal infection caused by a genetically distinct elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus type 5 in a captive Asian elephant in Germany.
Virology journal - 16 Sept 2024
Abdelgawad Azza, Nascimento Mariana, Prahl Adriane, Flügger Michael, Szentiks Claudia A, Holtze Susanne, Hildebrandt Thomas B, Trimpert Jakob
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) infection is the most common cause for lethal hemorrhagic disease in captive juvenile Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Although EEHV1 is known as the most likely cause of fatal haemorrhagic disease in Asian elephants, EEHV5 was lately involved in lethal cases of haemorrhagic disease in captive elephants. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report the first death...
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