Trunkloads of Viruses |
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| Authors: | Philip E. Pellett |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA |
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| Abstract: | Elephant populations are under intense pressure internationally from habitat destruction and poaching for ivory and meat. They also face pressure from infectious agents, including elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 1 (EEHV1), which kills ∼20% of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) born in zoos and causes disease in the wild. EEHV1 is one of at least six distinct EEHV in a phylogenetic lineage that appears to represent an ancient but newly recognized subfamily (the Deltaherpesvirinae) in the family Herpesviridae. |
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