Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease in Moose (Alces americanus gigas) in Alaska, USA

Kathy Burek-Huntington; Myrna M Miller; Kimberlee Beckmen

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00102

Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease in Moose (Alces americanus gigas) in Alaska, USA

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Apr 1;57(2):418-422. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00102.

Authors

Kathy Burek-Huntington¹, Myrna M Miller², Kimberlee Beckmen³

Affiliations

¹ Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services, The Clearing Drive, Eagle River, Alaska 99577, USA.
² University of Wyoming, Department of Veterinary Sciences, 1174 Snowy Range Road, Laramie, Wyoming 82070, USA.
³ Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 3200 College Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701, USA.

PMID: 33822159
DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00102

Abstract

In 1993, an epizootic of adenovirus hemorrhagic disease (AHD) caused the death of at least 1,000 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in California, US. Since then, numerous cervid species throughout the US have had deaths confirmed to be caused by AHD. In 2015, the death of two captive moose (Alces americanus gigas) calves marked the first recognized AHD-caused deaths in Alaska, a state in which moose are important economically as well as for food security and cultural identity. Both cases were characterized by systemic vasculitis with endothelial cell intranuclear inclusion bodies, pulmonary edema, petechial hemorrhages, and enterotyphlocolitis.

Keywords: Alces americanus gigas; Deer atadenovirus A; Adenovirus hemorrhagic disease; moose.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoviridae Infections / epidemiology
Adenoviridae Infections / pathology
Adenoviridae Infections / veterinary*
Adenoviridae Infections / virology
Adenoviridae*
Alaska / epidemiology
Animals
Deer / virology*
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