title: [Case report: equine arteritis virus (EAV) as the cause of abortion in alpacas?].
abstract: Here we report a case of a late abortion of a primiparous alpaca where genome fragments of the equine viral arteritis virus (EAV) could be detected in fetal tissues using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). All five alpacas of the herd had virus neutralizing antibodies against EAV. EAV thus must be regarded as a potential agent for abortions in alpacas. Possible routes of introduction of the virus are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Tierpark Nordhorn gGmbH. weber@tierpark-nordhorn.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beckmann
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D018174:Arterivirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002161:Camelids, New World; D007240:Equartevirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral