TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of asinine herpesvirus type 5 (AsHV-5) infection in clinically normal Lipizzaner horses
AU - Rushton, James Oliver
AU - Kolodziejek, Jolanta
AU - Nell, Barbara
AU - Nowotny, Norbert
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the staff of the Federal state stud at Piber, of the Spanish Riding School Vienna, and especially Dr. Maximilian Dobretsberger, for their assistance with the survey. We also would like to express our thanks to the Spanish Riding School, Federal stud at Piber, and the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna for funding this study.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - The aim of this study was to assess the extent of asinine herpesvirus (AsHV) type 5 infection in 'closed' populations of clinically normal Lipizzaner horses. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells plus nasal and conjunctival swabs were obtained on four occasions over an 18. month period from 266 animals as part of a health surveillance programme. Sequence analysis of samples that were positive by nested consensus herpesvirus PCR but negative using quantified equid herpesvirus (EHV) type 2 and 5 PCR, revealed a total of 51 samples from 39 horses positive for AsHV-5. No statistically significant association between animal age, gender or geographical location and infection status was identified. The findings suggest sub-clinical AsHV-5 infection may be encountered more frequently than previously reported.
AB - The aim of this study was to assess the extent of asinine herpesvirus (AsHV) type 5 infection in 'closed' populations of clinically normal Lipizzaner horses. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells plus nasal and conjunctival swabs were obtained on four occasions over an 18. month period from 266 animals as part of a health surveillance programme. Sequence analysis of samples that were positive by nested consensus herpesvirus PCR but negative using quantified equid herpesvirus (EHV) type 2 and 5 PCR, revealed a total of 51 samples from 39 horses positive for AsHV-5. No statistically significant association between animal age, gender or geographical location and infection status was identified. The findings suggest sub-clinical AsHV-5 infection may be encountered more frequently than previously reported.
KW - Asinine herpesvirus (AsHV) type 5
KW - Equid gammaherpesviruses
KW - Horse
KW - Lipizzaner
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.035
DO - 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.035
M3 - Article
C2 - 24709517
AN - SCOPUS:84898773045
SN - 1090-0233
VL - 200
SP - 200
EP - 203
JO - Veterinary Journal
JF - Veterinary Journal
IS - 1
ER -