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SUBMITTER: Jeffrey A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812271 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jeffrey Alison A Evans Tierra Smiley TS Molter Christine C Howard Lauren L LL Ling Paul P Goldstein Tracey T Gilardi Kirsten K
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 20200601 2
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD) threatens Asian elephant (<i>Elephas maximus</i>) population sustainability in North America. Clusters of cases have also been reported in African elephants (<i>Loxodonta africana</i>). Risk to range country elephant populations is unknown. Currently, EEHV detection depends upon sampling elephants trained for invasive blood and trunk wash collection. To evaluate noninvasive sample collection options, paired invasively col ...[more]