Incidence of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus in Asian elephants in India

• Published in: Veterinary microbiology Vol. 208; pp. 159 - 163
• Main Authors: Barman, Nagendra N., Choudhury, Bhaskar, Kumar, Vishnu, Koul, Monika, Gogoi, Sophia M., Khatoon, Elina, Chakroborty, A., Basumatary, P., Barua, B., Rahman, T., Das, S.K., Kumar, Sachin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Animals; DNA helicase; DNA, Viral - genetics; Elephant; Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1; Elephantidae; Elephants; Elephants - virology; Elephas; Female; G protein-coupled receptors; genes; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhagic disease; Herpes viruses; Herpesviridae; Herpesviridae - classification; Herpesviridae - genetics; Herpesviridae Infections - veterinary; Herpesviridae Infections - virology; Herpesvirus; histopathology; Incidence; India; India - epidemiology; Loxodonta; Male; Morphology; mortality; Pathogenicity; Phylogenetic; Phylogeny; Sequencing; Studies; viruses; India; Pathogenicity; Phylogenetic; Sequencing; Elephant; Herpesvirus
• ISSN: 0378-1135; 1873-2542; 1873-2542
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.08.001

•Gross examination of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in Asian elephant.•Histopathological examination of EEHV infection in elephant.•Phylogenetic characterization of EEHV. 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 from the infected tissue samples suggested the presence of EEHV1A virus.