Heart rate patterns of captive Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in their natural habitat at Wild Elephant Valley, Xishuangbanna of China [PDF]
HeliyonThere are few studies on the changes of heart rate of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), one of the largest tropical terrestrial mammals, with its self-factors and external environment. By measuring the heart rate of 35 Asian elephants, ranging in age
Fangyi Zhou +7 more
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Asian elephant interferons alpha and beta and their anti-herpes viral activity [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyThe type I interferons (IFNs) are a group of key cytokines of the vertebrate innate immune system that induce an antiviral state in uninfected cells. Experimental in-vitro and in-vivo data have proven the fundamental role these cytokines possess in the ...
Jonathan Haycock +6 more
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Asian Elephant T Cell Responses to Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus [PDF]
Journal of Virology, 2018 ABSTRACT Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) can cause lethal hemorrhagic disease in juvenile Asian elephants, an endangered species. One hypothesis to explain this vulnerability of some juvenile elephants is that they fail to mount an effective T cell response to the virus.
Ann M Leen +2 more
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Phagocytic Function and Flow Cytometric Phenotype of Asian Elephant Monocytes [PDF]
AnimalsOptimal veterinary care of managed elephant populations is vital due to the continued decline of wild populations. Appropriate health monitoring and accurate disease diagnosis include hematologic evaluation.
Jennifer L. Johns +3 more
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Fatal infection caused by a genetically distinct elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus type 5 in a captive Asian elephant in Germany [PDF]
Virology JournalBackground Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) infection is the most common cause for lethal hemorrhagic disease in captive juvenile Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
Azza Abdelgawad +7 more
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Generation and characterization of antibodies against Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) IgG, IgM, and IgA. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) immunity is poorly characterized and understood. This gap in knowledge is particularly concerning as Asian elephants are an endangered species threatened by a newly discovered herpesvirus known as elephant ...
Alan F Humphreys +9 more
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Diversity, 2023 This article, based on the sustainable livelihood framework and survey data from 1264 households in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Puer City, and Lincang City in Yunnan Province, China, analyzes the impact mechanism of livelihood capital on the
Yi Xie
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Spatial Associations and Co-Occurrence Networks of Sympatric Species in an Asian Elephant Community [PDF]
AnimalsUnderstanding how species share resources (niche dynamics) and associate with each other is crucial for maintaining stable ecological communities. Using infrared camera traps, we constructed spatial association networks for an isolated Asian elephant ...
Jingshan Wang +7 more
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Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus Is Omnipresent in Elephants in European Zoos and an Asian Elephant Range Country. [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) may cause acute, often lethal, hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD) in young elephants. Prevalence of EEHV in different elephant populations is still largely unknown. In order to improve diagnostic tools for the detection of EEHV infections and to obtain insight into its spread among elephants, we developed ...
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Habitat degradation has caused a significant threat to wildlife, particularly to megafauna including the Asian elephant that has a large home range. Recolonization of Asian elephants in 1994 in and around Bardia National Park (BNP) has provided a unique ...
Dinesh Neupane +2 more
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