Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV)
Transcript of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV)
By Dr Sonja Luz and Chatchote Thitaram,
on behalf of the Asian EEHV Working Group
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Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes
Virus (EEHV)
Wildlife Reserves Singapore
• Over 1000 species of animals
• > 20% classified as threatened according to IUCN Red List
WRS (Mandai) In The Future
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Rainforest Park North (2021)
Bird Park (2020)
Eco Accommodation (2023)
Nature-themed Indoor
Attraction (2023)
Forest Gateway Arrival Plaza
(2020)
Forest Courtyard
Arrival Plaza (2023)
Rainforest Park South (2021)
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Singapore Zoo
River SafariNight Safari
Upper Seletar Reservoir
Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR)
Eco-Link Bridge (2019)
Central Catchment Nature Reserve
(CCNR)
Total Development Area 63.94 ha
Overall Total Area (inclusive of Existing NS, RS, Zoo and BOH)
126.23 ha
Total ~ 100 hectares
34 ha
26 ha
10 ha
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Fatal infections with EEHV are now being diagnosed
with increasing frequency in both managed and wild
elephant populations in Asia
Urgent need:
• to raise more awareness and inform regional
stakeholders about currently available knowledge
and best practice
• to better coordinate research in a critical region
EEHV in ASIA
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• To develop a region-specific strategy including short-term and long-
term goals for research, disease and funding
• To promote collaboration and coordination by creating a supportive
EEHV network to efficiently manage EEHV in Asia.
2015: Formation of EEHV ASIA
Working Group• Linking up international experts to
build up regional capacity and
provide a comprehensive update on
the EEHV
• Develop guidelines for the
management of EEHV-HD in Asia
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East meets West
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• As one of the results from
the 1st Asia EEHV
meeting in 2015 a
brochure was produced to
improve the
understanding and help
guide the management of
EEHV-HD in Asia
• 2nd improved edition in
2017
EEHV in Asia Brochure:
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• As of Nov. 2016 over 80 cases of EEHV have been
confirmed within 7 of the 13 Asian elephant range countries
Nov 2016: 2nd Asian EEHV Working
Group Meeting in Singapore
• Majority detected in India (26)
and Thailand (33)
• 12 of the deaths identified in
wild elephants (India)
• So far we know of 6 Asian
EEHV-HD cases in which the
elephant survived
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Nov 2017: 3rd EEHV Asia Working Group Meeting
in Thailand
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• Evaluation of EEHV Epidemiology and
Risk Factors
• Establishment of cPCR and qPCR EEHV
Laboratories
• Surveillance of wild elephants for EEHV
Priorities for EEHV in ASIA
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Thank you for your attention!