Caprine herpesvirus- 1 abortion storm in a goat herd in Quebec.
Numerous abortions were reported on a Quebec goat farm, and caprine herpesvirus-1 (CapHV-1) was confirmed by PCR in several tissues from 3 aborted fetuses. This is the first report of CapHV-1 in Canada. Practitioners and diagnosticians must consider this disease when making a differential diagnosis for caprine abortion.
Chénier
Sonia
S
Laboratoire d'épidémiosurveillance animale du Québec (LEAQ), Institut National de Santé Animale (INSA), 3220 Sicotte, C.P. 3500, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 7X9. sonia.chenier@agr.gouv.qc.ca
Montpetit
Claude
C
Hélie
Pierre
P
D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D018140:Varicellovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*