Fatal elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 and -4 co-infection in a juvenile Asian elephant in Europe
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Fatal elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 and -4 co-infection in a juvenile Asian elephant in Europe. / Seilern-Moy, Katharina ; Bertelsen, Mads Frost; Leifsson, Páll S.; Perrin, Kathryn Louise; Haycock, Jonathan ; Dastjerdi, Akbar.
I: JMM Case Reports, Bind 3, Nr. 2, 04.2016.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Fatal elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 and -4 co-infection in a juvenile Asian elephant in Europe
AU - Seilern-Moy, Katharina
AU - Bertelsen, Mads Frost
AU - Leifsson, Páll S.
AU - Perrin, Kathryn Louise
AU - Haycock, Jonathan
AU - Dastjerdi, Akbar
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - IntroductionElephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 (EEHV-1) is one of the major causes of fatality in juvenile Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). On occasions, other EEHV genotypes, i.e. EEHV-3, -4 and -5, have also been reported as the cause of Asian elephant deaths. In this case report we describe the investigation into a juvenile Asian elephant fatality in a European zoo.Case Presentation:A fatal case of haemorrhagic disease in a juvenile Asian elephant from a European zoo was diagnosed with co-infection of EEHV-1 and -4. EEHV-4 had a wider organ distribution and a higher viral load; both viruses presented the highest load in the mesenteric lymph nodes.Conclusion:Detection of EEHV-4 in this fatal case in Europe underlines the importance of inclusion of all known Asian EEHVs in routine blood monitoring to facilitate early therapeutic intervention.
AB - IntroductionElephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 (EEHV-1) is one of the major causes of fatality in juvenile Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). On occasions, other EEHV genotypes, i.e. EEHV-3, -4 and -5, have also been reported as the cause of Asian elephant deaths. In this case report we describe the investigation into a juvenile Asian elephant fatality in a European zoo.Case Presentation:A fatal case of haemorrhagic disease in a juvenile Asian elephant from a European zoo was diagnosed with co-infection of EEHV-1 and -4. EEHV-4 had a wider organ distribution and a higher viral load; both viruses presented the highest load in the mesenteric lymph nodes.Conclusion:Detection of EEHV-4 in this fatal case in Europe underlines the importance of inclusion of all known Asian EEHVs in routine blood monitoring to facilitate early therapeutic intervention.
KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
KW - Asian elephant
KW - co-infection
KW - elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus
KW - haemorrhagic disease
KW - multiple haemorrhages
U2 - 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005005
DO - 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005005
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
JO - JMM Case Reports
JF - JMM Case Reports
IS - 2
ER -
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