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Endotheliotropic herpesvirus infection in Asian elephants (

G Mahato, K K Sarma, D C Pathak, N N Barman, P Gogoi, M Dutta, P Basumatary

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Article in Veterinary world, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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G MahatoDepartment of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
K K SarmaDepartment of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
D C PathakDepartment of Pathology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
N N BarmanDepartment of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
P GogoiJunior Research Fellow DBT-Twinning Project NER, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
M DuttaDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
P BasumataryAssistant Manager, Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation, Bokakhat, Assam, India.
Assam Agricultural University · INNational Institute of Animal Biotechnology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimElephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) is an emerging disease of elephant. Therefore, a study was conducted to know the actual status of the disease in Assam State of India. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 289 Asian elephants of Assam were screened during 2 years of study from April 2017 to March 2019. The clinical symptoms of diseased as well as gross and histopathological changes of dead elephants were recorded for the diagnosis of the disease. Virus involved in the occurrence of the disease was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

resultsIn the present study, a total of three elephant calves out of 22 were found positive to EEHV1A. On the other hand, three adult asymptomatic elephants were also found positive for EEHV1 on screening 267 captive Asian elephants of Assam. The amplified PCR product showed band size of 520, 600, and 930 bp. The PCR amplified product with size 600 bp had shown the gene sequence for EEHV1U77/HEL. Gross lesions include congested blood vessels of the liver and intestinal mucosa, foci of petechiae in the spleen, and heart and focal ulceration in the dorsal surface of the tongue. Microscopically, the kidneys showed intertubular edema and focal areas of degeneration associated with coagulative necrosis of the tubular epithelium. The liver showed hydropic degeneration and fatty changes of the hepatocytes. There was a massive proliferation of fibroblasts in the interlobular spaces which penetrated the necrosed areas of the hepatic lobules.

conclusionA total of three wild rescued elephant calves and three asymptomatic adults were found positive for EEHV1A during the 2 years of study. The PCR amplified product with size 600 bp had shown the gene sequence for EEHV1U77/HEL.

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ampliconsamplificationelephant endotheliotropic herpesvirusphylogeneticpolymerase chain reaction

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PMCPMC6925033
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