Article
Genetic variation and dynamics of infections of equid herpesvirus 5 in individual horses.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jan 2016
Back Helena, Ullman Karin, Leijon Mikael, Söderlund Robert, Penell Johanna, Ståhl Karl, Pringle John, Valarcher Jean-François
Abstract excerpt
Equid herpesvirus 5 (EHV-5) is related to the human Epstein-Barr virus (human herpesvirus 4) and has frequently been observed in equine populations worldwide. EHV-5 was previously assumed to be low to non-pathogenic; however, studies have also related the virus to the severe lung disease equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF). Genetic information of EHV-5 is scanty: the whole genome was recently described...
Topics
- Animals
- Carrier State
- Cluster Analysis
- Coinfection
- DNA, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Herpesviridae
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Horse Diseases
- Horses
