Summary Equine herpesvirus type 2 (EHV-2) is a slow-growing, cytopathogenic
gammaherpesvirus, which is suggested to be ubiquitous in the equine population. However …

Background Equine herpesvirus 2 is a gamma-herpesvirus that infects horses worldwide.
Although EHV-2 has been implicated in immunosuppression in foals, upper respiratory tract …

In this study, an improved polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used for detection of DNA
of latent EHV-1 strains from several sources. Three pairs of oligonucleotide primers …

Equine herpesvirus types 2 and 5 (EHV-2 and EHV-5) have a rather unclear pathogenicity
and distribution within the equid population. In order to gain more information on the …

Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV‐1) is a worldwide spread pathogen of horses. It can cause
abortion, respiratory and neurological disease and consequentially significant economic …

Equine herpesviruses (EHVs) belong to the family Herpesviridae; a term derived from a latin
word which means 'to creep'. The family is subdivided into three subfamilies (α β and γ) …

Isolates of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) originating from affected antelope and cattle
were compared with reference EHV-1 and EHV-4 isolates and were characterized. Based …

Objective To develop and validate specific, sensitive and rapid (< 8 hour) diagnostic tests
using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the diagnosis of abortion and respiratory disease …

Summary Equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV‐1) causes respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal
death and neurological disease in equines and is endemic in most countries. The viral …

In this study, a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure was developed for
differentiation of strains and field isolates of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV‐1) and type 4 …