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Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population
(1) Background: Equine arteritis virus (EAV) infection causes reproductive losses and systemic vasculitis in susceptible equidae. 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 sourc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8621670/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34834949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13112142 |
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author | Otzdorff, Christiane Beckmann, Julia Goehring, Lutz S. |
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description | (1) Background: Equine arteritis virus (EAV) infection causes reproductive losses and systemic vasculitis in susceptible equidae. 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-86216702021-11-27 Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population Otzdorff, Christiane Beckmann, Julia Goehring, Lutz S. Viruses Brief Report (1) Background: Equine arteritis virus (EAV) infection causes reproductive losses and systemic vasculitis in susceptible equidae. 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. MDPI 2021-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8621670/ /pubmed/34834949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13112142 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Otzdorff, Christiane Beckmann, Julia Goehring, Lutz S. Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population |
title | Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population |
title_full | Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population |
title_fullStr | Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population |
title_full_unstemmed | Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population |
title_short | Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) Outbreak in a Show Stallion Population |
title_sort | equine arteritis virus (eav) outbreak in a show stallion population |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8621670/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34834949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13112142 |
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