Multiple molecular detection of respiratory viruses and associated signs of airway inflammation in racehorses

Nadia Doubli-Bounoua (1, 2) , Eric Richard (1) , Albertine Léon (1, 2) , Pierre-Hugues Pitel (1) , Stéphane Pronost (1, 2) , Guillaume Fortier (1, 2)

1 LABÉO - LABÉO, Pôle d’analyses et de recherche de Normandie
2 U2RM - Unité de Recherche Risques Microbiens

Background: The potential involvement of viruses in inflammatory airway disease (IAD) was previously investigated through either serology or PCR from nasopharyngeal swabs (NS). The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and incidence of viral genome detection by qPCR in the equine airways, and their association with respiratory clinical signs.

Domaines: Médecine vétérinaire et santé animale

Nadia Doubli-Bounoua, Eric Richard, Albertine Léon, Pierre-Hugues Pitel, Stéphane Pronost, et al.. Multiple molecular detection of respiratory viruses and associated signs of airway inflammation in racehorses. Virology Journal, 2016, 13 (1), pp.197. ⟨10.1186/s12985-016-0657-5⟩. ⟨hal-02167348⟩