Experimental studies on equine herpesvirus type 1 infections.
The EHV-1 viruses of fetal origin grew better and had a wider tissue culture host range than those isolated from horses with respiratory diseases. Comparisons of a fetal isolate (F/304) and a respiratory disease isolate (R/NM-3) in partly immune horses showed that the F/304 virus infected horses more readily, grew better in the nasopharynx, was more likely to cause abortion, and was excreted to a greater extent into the environment.
D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000254:growth & development*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006736:Horses; D011247:Pregnancy; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary