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Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus
December 11 , 2023
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- Recently, the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), Bareilly, has found the exact status of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus subtypes (EEHV) and its subtypes circulating among Asian elephant population in India.
- EEHVs is a type of herpesvirus that can cause a highly fatal haemorrhagic disease in young Asian elephants.
- It is a double-stranded DNA virus that is classified in the family Herpesviridae.
- Majority of elephants also carry this virus.
- When EEHV is triggered, the elephant dies of massive internal bleeding and symptoms which are hardly visible.
- The disease is usually fatal, with a short course of 28-35 hours.
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