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View all search resultsHerpes virus infection kills elephant calf named Laila in Riau
EEHV is deadly and communicable among elephants although not contagious to human and other animals.
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(AFP/Wahyudi)
T
he Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) has revealed that the death of an 18-month-old Sumatran elephant named Laila was due to an elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV) infection.
Laila was previously kept at the Sebanga Elephant Training Center (PLG) in Duri, Bengkalis regency, Riau.
The head of Riau BBKSDA, Supartono, said a laboratory examination confirmed Laila died due to the infection.
“Based on a laboratory examination of samples of tissues and organs conducted by Medika Satwa Laboratoris in Bogor, West Java, the cause of Laila’s death was EEHV infection,” he said on Monday.
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EEHV is a type of herpes virus that specifically attacks elephants, with calves at highest risk.
“The virus attacks the elephant’s vital organs, especially the liver,” said Supartono.
