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Prevalence of latent, neuropathogenic equine herpesvirus-1 in the Thoroughbred broodmare population of central Kentucky.
Equine veterinary journal - 1 Mar 2008
Allen G P, Bolin D C, Bryant U, Carter C N, Giles R C, Harrison L R, Hong C B, Jackson C B, Poonacha K, Wharton R, Williams N M
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REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY: An emerging problem of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection in horses in the USA is a high-mortality myeloencephalopathy that commonly occurs where large numbers of horses are stabled. EHV-1 isolates recovered from recent neurological outbreaks represent a mutant virus strain that possesses enhanced neuropathogenicity. A central question of EHV-1 myeloencephalopathy is the latency...
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