Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Otzdorff, Christiane
• Beckmann, Julia
• Goehring, Lutz S

Titel

Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population

Ist Teil von

• Viruses, 2021-10, Vol.13 (11), p.2142

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• (1) Background: Equine arteritis virus (EAV) infection causes reproductive losses and systemic vasculitis in susceptible . The intact male becomes the virus' reservoir upon EAV infection, as it causes a chronic-persistent infection of the accessory sex glands. Infected semen is the main source of virus transmission. (2) Here, we describe acute EAV infection and spread in a stallion population after introduction of new members to the group. (3) Conclusions: acute clinical signs, acute phase detection of antigen via (PCR) nasal swabs or (EDTA) blood, and seroconversion support the idea of transmission via seminal fluids into the respiratory tract(s) of others. This outbreak highlights EAV's horizontal transmission via the respiratory tract. This route should be considered in a chronic-persistently infected herd, when seronegative animals are added to the group.