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Although a wide variety of bird species have been shown to contract and spread Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, from waterfowl to poultry and birds of prey, mammalian infections have been of particular interest to researchers due to their potential to develop mutations that increase the risk of mammal-to-mammal spread and transmission to and among humans.
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV) or Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1 (ElHV-1) is a type of herpesvirus, which can cause a highly fatal hemorrhagic disease when transmitted to young Asian elephants. In African elephants, related forms of these viruses, which have been identified in wild populations, are generally benign, occasionally ...
Proboscivirus is located under the listings of the ICTV Updates as Section §2005.049-050V.04. [4] With the creation of Proboscivirus as a new genus came the creation and categorization of a new species under this genus, by the name of Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1 (Acronym: EEHV1 and Scientific Name: Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus) [5] under ICTV §2005.051-050V.04.
And while the 2024–25 seasonal flu vaccine doesn’t protect against H5N1 bird flu, the more people who get the vaccine, the lower the chances of the current bird flu outbreak becoming a ...
We can't know when the flu season is going to start and the vaccine takes a couple of weeks to get to full effectiveness, so it is best to get the vaccine as soon as you can,” Dr. Yancey advised.
A doctor reveals 10 places you're most likely to get the flu and tips you can follow to take proper precautions.
Elephants who have gastrointestinal problems are more likely to acquire an A. manubriata parasitic infection by accidentally swallowing infected oribatid mites in the dirt the elephants dwell in. These elephants would excrete feces containing the cestode into the dirt, where other elephants can come in contact with the infected mite, adding to ...
The flu shot can give you the flu. The flu shot is made from inactivated (killed) viruses or from a single protein from the virus, which cannot cause the flu. ... The best White Elephant gifts ...