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Equid alphaherpesvirus 1, also called Equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1), is a virus of the family Herpesviridae that causes abortion, respiratory disease and occasionally neonatal mortality in horses. Initial spread of EHV-1 by a newly introduced horse through direct and indirect contact can lead to abortion and perinatal infection in up to 70 ...
Equine herpesvirus is a group of viruses of the family Herpesviridae that infect horses. Equine herpesvirus 1 of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae and genus Varicellovirus; Equine herpesvirus 2 of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae and genus Rhadinovirus; Equine herpesvirus 3 of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae and genus Varicellovirus
This disease affects the external genitalia, and is caused by equine herpesvirus 3.This disease remains with the horse for all its life. Equine coital exanthema is believed to only be transmitted during the acute phase of the disease through serous fluid from the blisters during sexual intercourse, and via breeding tools, handlers, etc.
Apr. 2—The state's first positive detection of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy, the neurologic disease linked to equine herpes virus, has been detected in a Parker County Quarter Horse, the ...
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While health officials say there is no human vaccine for the mosquito-borne EEE disease, people can take precautions. What you should know.
Equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung disease of horses. There is evidence that the disease is caused by infection with a gammaherpesvirus , equine herpesvirus 5 . The disease affects usually adult horses reducing the ability to exercise as a result of the formation of nodular lesions in the lungs.
Equid gammaherpesvirus 2, also called Equine herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2), is a virus of the family Herpesviridae, originally known as equine cytomegalovirus due to its slow replication in tissue culture. However, complete sequencing of the EHV-2 genome has demonstrated that it is a member of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae , [ 2 ] in the genus ...