New EHV-1 variant identified

Romain Paillot (1, 2) , Gabrielle Sutton (1, 2) , Côme Thieulent (1, 2) , Christel Marcillaud-Pitel (3) , Stéphane Pronost (1, 2)

1 LABÉO - LABÉO, Pôle d’analyses et de recherche de Normandie
2 BIOTARGEN - Biologie, génétique et thérapies ostéoarticulaires et respiratoires
3 RESPE - Réseau d'Epidémio-Surveillance en Pathologie Équine

Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is an important threat to the equine industry worldwide. EHV-1 infection can induce respiratory disease, abortion in mares, neonatal death of foals and myeloencephalopathy (EHM). The reasons for the development of different forms of the disease remain largely unknown, but are likely to involve factors such as virus pathogenicity, environmental conditions, host immunity and genetic background.

Domaines: Biologie animale; Biologie moléculaire; Virologie; Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

Romain Paillot, Gabrielle Sutton, Côme Thieulent, Christel Marcillaud-Pitel, Stéphane Pronost. New EHV-1 variant identified. Veterinary Record, 2020, 186 (17), pp.573.1-573. ⟨10.1136/vr.m1441⟩. ⟨hal-02875094⟩