Zebra-borne equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) infection in non-African captive mammals

Azza Abdelgawad; Walid Azab; Armando M. Damiani; Katrin Baumgartner; Hermann Will; Nikolaus Osterrieder; Alex D. Greenwood

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.12.011

Zebra-borne equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) infection in non-African captive mammals

Azza Abdelgawad, Walid Azab, Armando M. Damiani, Katrin Baumgartner, Hermann Will, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Alex D. Greenwood^*

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Abstract

Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) was detected in an Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), which was euthanized because of severe neurological disease. Encephalitis was suspected and EHV-1 DNA was detected in brain, lung, and spleen tissues. The viral IR6 protein was detected in lung tissues by Western blot analysis. Phylogenetic analyses of EHV-1 sequences amplified from various tissues was nearly identical to one recently described that resulted in both non-fatal and fatal encephalitis in polar bears. This represents transmission of EHV-1 to a species that is not naturally sympatric with the natural host of the virus and broadens the host range to Asian non-equid perissodactyls. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-106
Journal	Veterinary Microbiology
Volume	169
Issue number	1-2
Online published	25 Dec 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.12.011
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2014
Externally published	Yes

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EHV-1
Polar bear
Rhinoceros
Trans-species transmission
Zoo

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