A new field strain of equine abortion virus (equine herpesvirus-1) among Kentucky horses.
From restriction endonuclease characterization of the DNA of 317 isolates of equine abortion virus (equine herpesvirus-1; EHV-1) from 176 epizootically unrelated outbreaks of equine virus abortion occurring over 24 years in Kentucky, an epizootic pattern and variation of the virus have emerged. Two electropherotypes of EHV-1 (1P and 1B) accounted for greater than 90% of the nonvaccine-related abortion isolates examined. From 1960 to 1981, EHV-1 1P was the predominant isolate circulating in the central Kentucky area and the cause of greater than 80% of EHV-1-related abortions. In 1981, the occurrence of isolate 1B-related abortions began to increase and since 1982, 1B has become the most frequently recovered isolate of EHV-1 from aborted fetuses.
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D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004861:Herpesvirus 1, Equid / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D007629:Kentucky; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D004279:DNA, Viral; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes