Open AccessEquine Herpesvirus‐1 Consensus Statement
Author(s) -
Lunn D.P.,
DavisPoynter N.,
Flaminio M.J.B.F.,
Horohov D.W.,
Osterrieder K.,
Pusterla N.,
Townsend H.G.G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of veterinary internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.356
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1939-1676
pISSN - 0891-6640
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0304.x
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , equine herpesvirus 1 , outbreak , vaccination , abortion , incidence (geometry) , virology , statement (logic) , intensive care medicine , immunology , pathology , virus , viral disease , herpesviridae , pregnancy , biology , physics , political science , law , optics , genetics
Equine herpesvirus‐1 is a highly prevalent and frequently pathogenic infection of equids. The most serious clinical consequences of infection are abortion and equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM). In recent years, there has been an apparent increase in the incidence of EHM in North America, with serious consequences for horses and the horse industry. This consensus statement draws together current knowledge in the areas of pathogenesis, strain variation, epidemiology, diagnostic testing, vaccination, outbreak prevention and control, and treatment.