Serological evidence of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) activity in polo horses in Nigeria.
Serological evidence of Equine Herpes virus type 1 (EHV-1) activity in Polo horses in Nigeria is reported for the first time. Eighty-two percent of horses tested with known antigen had precipitating antibodies to EHV-1 while 43% of sera tested against antigen prepared from nasal discharges were positive suggesting that the virus was being excreted in the nasal discharges and probably acting as a source of infection for incontact animals as occurs in on-going acute infections. The result of this study indicates a high prevalence of EHV-1 activity among Polo horses in Nigeria and demonstrates the ubiquitous distribution of the virus in a country that has not been previously investigated.
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004861:Herpesvirus 1, Equid / Q000276:immunology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral