Table 1 MCFVs, their adapted and non-adapted host species and potential to induce MCF
From: Identification and characterisation of Gamma-herpesviruses in zoo artiodactyla
Virus Name | Adapted host Species | Non-adapted host Species | Clinical MCF |
|---|---|---|---|
Ovine γ-herpesvirus-2 (OvGHV-2) | Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) Domesticated sheep (Ovis aries) Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli) Mouflon (Ovis gmelini) | African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) American bison (Bison bison) Axis deer (Axis axis) Bali cattle/banteng (Bos javanicus) Blackbuck antelope (Antelope cervicapra) Cattle (Bos taurus) Elk (Cervus canadensis) European bison (Bison bonasus) Fallow deer (Dama dama) Formosan sika deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus) Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Goat (Capra hircus) Horse (Equus caballus) Malayan Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Moose (Alces alces) Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros) Pig (Sus scrofa) Père David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus) Reeve’s muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) Red deer (Cervus elaphus) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) Rusa deer (Rusa timorensis) Sika deer (Cervus nippon) Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Zebu (Bos indicus) | Yes |
Caprine γ-herpesvirus-2 (CpGHV-2) | Goat (Capra hircus) | Moose (Alces alces) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Pudu (Pudu puda) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) Sika deer (Cervus nippon) Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | Yes |
MCFV-white-tailed deer/Caprine γ-herpesvirus-3 MCF-WTD/CpGHV-3) | Goat (Capra hircus) | Red brocket deer (Mazama americana) Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | Yes |
Ibex-MCFV | Ibex (Capra nubiana) | Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) Black duiker (Cephalophus niger) Bongo antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Red-flanked duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus) Yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) | Yes |
Aoudad-MCFV | Barbary sheep (or Aoudad) (Ammotragus lervia) | NR | |
Muskox-MCFV | Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) | NR | |
Alcelaphine γ-herpesvirus-1 (AlGHV-1) * | Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) | African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) American bison (Bison bison) Bali cattle/banteng (Bos javanicus) Barasingha deer (Cervus duvauceli) Cattle (Bos taurus) Gaur (Bos gaurus) Red-flanked duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus) Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Zebu (Bos indicus) | Yes |
Alcelaphine γ-herpesvirus-2 (AlGHV-2) * | Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) Topi (Damaliscus lunatus) | American bison (Bison bison) Barbary red deer (Cervus elaphus barbarous) | Yes |
Hippotragine γ-herpesvirus-1 (HiGHV-1) * | Roan antelope (Hippotraginae equinus) | NR | |
Oryx-MCFV * | Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) | NR | |