An outbreak of Equid herpesvirus abortion in New South Wales.
Thirty-three of the 44 mares on a Thoroughbred stud in New South Wales aborted or lost foals within one day of birth. Gross pathological and histological changes were in keeping with Equid herpesvirus I (EHV-1) abortion. In the six foals that underwent virological examination, EHV was isolated and typed as EHV-1 by restriction endonuclease analysis. EHV-1 abortion had not occurred previously on this stud and the source of the infection was not identified.
Carrigan
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Agricultural Research and Veterinary Centre, New South Wales, Australia.
Cosgrove
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Kirkland
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Sabine
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D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004861:Herpesvirus 1, Equid / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology