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Identification of shedders of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses among Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Switzerland

Elephants, particularly Asian (Elephas maximus), are threatened by lethal elephant hemorrhagic disease (EHD) due to elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV). At least five of seven known EEHV types have been associated to EHD, with types 1, 4, and 5 predominantly affecting Asian elephants. In...

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Autores principales: Ackermann, Mathias, Hatt, Jean-Michel, Schetle, Nelli, Steinmetz, Hanspeter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28467495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176891