Journal article
Incidence of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus in Asian elephants in India
Abstract
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) are the cause of acute hemorrhagic disease in endangered Asian and African elephants. In the present study, we report the incidence of EEHV infection and associated mortality in the captive elephant of Assam, India. Our result showed the gross morphology and histopathological changes of EEHV infection in the elephant. Moreover, the phylogenetic analysis of the polymerase, helicase, and GPCR genes …
Authors
Barman NN; Choudhury B; Kumar V; Koul M; Gogoi SM; Khatoon E; Chakroborty A; Basumatary P; Barua B; Rahman T
Journal
Veterinary Microbiology, Vol. 208, , pp. 159–163
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.08.001
ISSN
0378-1135