EEHV...
. . . has a mortality rate of
80 - 90% in elephants.
. . . affects both African
and Asian elephants.
. . . is the cause of 25% of
Asian Elephant deaths in North America since 1978.
. . . affects wild elephants as well as
elephants in human care.
. . . kills quickly, usually
within 24-72 hours.
. . . targets the young, but
can affect elephants at any age.
. . . has several species, not all are fatal.
. . . can attack a single elephant with more than one species of the disease.
. . . diagnosis is done through
whole blood testing.
. . . is sporadic and is neither epidemic nor transmitted to humans.
. . . is transmitted in saliva or other body fluids at a very young age.
. . . can be treated with a couple antiviral medications, but it is not clear if they are
effective.
. . . has had few survivors.
. . . has no vaccine.
. . . has no cure.
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