Evidence of high EEHV antibody seroprevalence and spatial variation among captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand

• Main Authors: Taweepoke Angkawanish, Mirjam Nielen, Hans Vernooij, Janine L. Brown, Peter J.S. Van Kooten, Petra B. Van Den Doel, Willem Schaftenaar, Kannika Na Lampang, Victor P.M.G. Rutten
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85062878110&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/65654
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV) can cause an acute highly fatal hemorrhagic disease in young Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), both ex situ and in situ. Amongst eight EEHV types described so far, type 1 (subtype 1A and 1B) is the predominant disease-...