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Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) from aborted foals

Authors: Durham PJK, Hutton JB
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 25, Issue 1-2, pp 42, Jan 1977
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Horse, Livestock
Subject Terms: Abortion/stillbirth, Reproduction, Viral, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Reproduction - female
Article class: Correspondence
Abstract: Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV1) (equine rhinopneumonitis virus) has been reported by Bagust (197 1) to have a world-wide distribution. The virus was regarded by Studdert (1974) as a major cause of equine respiratory disease and abortion. There are no reports of abortifacient strains of EHV1 being isolated from New Zealand horses, and a recent survey of 32 aborted foals (Pearce and Alley, 1976) failed to reveal evidence of EHV1 infection. Nevertheless, serological evidence indicates that EHV1 has been present in New Zealand for a number of years (Matumoto et al., 1965) and some isolates of equine herpesviruses recently reported by Homer et al. (1976) probably belong to group 1 of the herpesviruses. We now wish to report the isolation of EHV1 from several aborted equine foetuses…
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