Article ; Online: Primary Infection May Be an Underlying Factor Contributing to Lethal Hemorrhagic Disease Caused by Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus 3 in African Elephants (
2021 Volume 9, Issue 2, Page(s) e0098321
Abstract: Distinct but related species of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) circulate within Asian and African elephant populations. Primary infection with EEHVs endemic among Asian elephants can cause clinical illness and lethal EEHV hemorrhagic ... ...
| Abstract | Distinct but related species of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) circulate within Asian and African elephant populations. Primary infection with EEHVs endemic among Asian elephants can cause clinical illness and lethal EEHV hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD). The degree to which this occurs among African elephants has not been fully established. Recent cases of EEHV-HD caused by the EEHV3 species in African elephants housed in North American zoos has heightened concern about the susceptibility of this elephant species to EEHV-HD. In this study, we utilize the luciferase immunoprecipitation system (LIPS) to generate a serological assay specific for EEHV3 in African elephants by detecting antibodies against the EEHV3 E34 protein. The results showed that the majority of tested elephants from four separate and genetically unrelated herds, including five elephants that survived clinical illness associated with EEHV3, were positive for prior infection with EEHV3. However, African elephants who succumbed to EEHV3-HD were seronegative for EEHV3 prior to lethal infection. This supports the hypothesis that fatal EEHV-HD caused by EEHV3 is associated with primary infection rather than reactivation of latent virus. Lastly, we observed that African elephants, like Asian elephants, acquire abundant anti-EEHV antibodies prenatally and that anti-EEHV3 specific antibodies were either never detected or declined to undetectable levels in those animals that died from lethal disease following EEHV3 infection. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Animals, Zoo/virology ; Antibodies, Viral/blood ; Elephants/virology ; Female ; Hemorrhagic Disorders/diagnosis ; Hemorrhagic Disorders/veterinary ; Hemorrhagic Disorders/virology ; Herpesvirus 3, Equid/immunology ; Herpesvirus 3, Equid/pathogenicity ; Male ; Serologic Tests ; Viral Zoonoses/diagnosis ; Viral Zoonoses/mortality ; Viral Zoonoses/pathology |
| Chemical Substances | Antibodies, Viral |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-10-20 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 2807133-5 |
| ISSN | 2165-0497 ; 2165-0497 |
| ISSN (online) | 2165-0497 |
| ISSN | 2165-0497 |
| DOI | 10.1128/Spectrum.00983-21 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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