Herpes nodules in the lung of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)

McCully, R.M.; Basson, P.A.; Pienaar, J.G.; Erasmus, B.J.; Young, E.

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Herpes nodules in the lung of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)

McCully, R.M.; Basson, P.A.; Pienaar, J.G.; Erasmus, B.J.; Young, E.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E.; Howell, P.G.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50981

Date: 1971

Abstract:

Lymphoid nodules associated with Cowdry Type A intranuclear inclusions in epithelial and syncytial cells were found in the lungs of 74% of 50 African elephants in the Kruger National Park. Subsequent studies proved these were caused by a herpes virus (Erasmus, McCully, Pienaar, Young, Pieterse & Els, 1971). The disease appears to be subclinical or latent. This virus, in common with other herpes viruses, might be more pathogenic in some other host. The pathogenesis of the lymphoid nodules and the various stages of their formation are given and the detailed characteristics are illustrated.

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