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Table 1 Details of the E. m. borneensis tested and their PCR results

From: The first reported cases of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus infectious haemorrhagic disease in Malaysia: case report

Animal

Date and place of rescue

Sex

Age and weight during the outbreak

Date of initial disease signs

1st collection (11 May 2016)

2nd collection (25 May 2016)

PCR results with sequencing confirmation

Jimbo (First case)

February 2014; Beluran, Sabah

Male

24 months; 362 kg

9th May 2016

Not collected

Not collected

+*

Vinodh (Second case)

November 2014; Telupid, Sabah

Male

24 months; 442 kg

17th May 2016

WB, S

WB, S

+

Tuntan (Third case)

February 2014; Sukau, Sabah

Male

36 months; 478 kg

20th May 2016

WB, S

S

+

Danum

December 2015; Lahad Datu, Sabah

Male

24 months; 289 kg

N/A

WB, S

S

Budak

February 2016, Kinabatangan, Sabah

Male

5 months; 97.5 kg

N/A

WB, S

S

Tunku

February 2016, Kinabatangan, Sabah

Male

5 months; 118 kg

N/A

WB, S

S

Adun

April 2015; Telupid, Sabah

Male

12 months; 247 kg

N/A

WB, S

S

+

Dumpas

August 2015; Tawau, Sabah

Male

21 months; 372 kg

N/A

WB, S

S

  1. WB, whole blood; S, serum; +, EEHV detected; −, EEHV not detected; N/A, not applicable
  2. *PCR confirmation from organs, not from WB using subsequent PCR protocols only