College of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Arch Virol. 2020 Feb;165(2):397-401. doi: 10.1007/s00705-019-04469-6. Epub 2019 Nov 29.
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) infection is a conservation threat to the endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), causing fatal hemorrhagic disease in juvenile elephants throughout the world, including Thailand. This study revealed a subclinical EEHV1 infection rate of 5.5% in healthy captive Asian elephants in Thailand (n = 362). The virus was detected in all age classes above one year old, in both sexes, and across the country - even in facilities with no history of hemorrhagic disease (EEHV HD). Subclinical EEHV infection in Thailand urgently requires proper health management.
大象内皮疱疹病毒（EEHV）感染对濒危的亚洲象（Elephas maximus）构成了保护威胁，导致世界各地包括泰国的幼年亚洲象发生致命性出血性疾病。本研究显示，泰国健康圈养亚洲象中的亚临床 EEHV1 感染率为 5.5%（n=362）。该病毒在 1 岁以上的所有年龄段、雌雄两性以及全国范围内均有检出，甚至在无出血性疾病（EEHV HD）史的设施中也有检出。泰国的亚临床 EEHV 感染急需进行适当的健康管理。
