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Ji Y, Zhao X, Liu W. Detection of equine herpesvirus antibodies in large-scale donkey farms in Liaocheng area. Vet Med Sci 2024; 10:e70016. [PMID: 39268675 PMCID: PMC11393556 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.70016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Equine herpesvirus (EHV) can cause respiratory, reproductive and neurological diseases in equine animals, including donkeys. The main pathogens responsible for these diseases are EHV type 1 (EHV-1) and EHV-4. In this study, we collected serum samples from 230 donkeys on 27 large-scale donkey farms to detect EHV-1 and EHV-4 antibodies. We analyzed the presence of EHV antibodies based on region, age and season. RESULTS Out of the 27 farms, 62.96% (17/27) tested positive for EHV. Of the 230 donkeys tested, 2.61% (6/230) were positive only for EHV-1, 5.22% (12/230) were positive only for EHV-4, and 4.78% (11/230) were positive for both EHV-1 and EHV-4. The highest percentage of positive donkeys (21.28%) was found in Dong'e County. The seropositivity rate among donkeys aged 1-4 years was significantly higher compared to the group of donkeys aged 0-1 year (p < 0.05). Additionally, the positive rate was significantly higher in fall and winter compared to spring and summer (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Altogether, our findings indicate that large-scale donkey farms in the Liaocheng area have a high prevalence of EHV antibodies. Since Liaocheng is an important donkey trading market in Shandong Province, it is crucial to consider the risk of disease transmission based on our test results. This will help in early detection and prevention of EHV outbreaks.
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- Yanfei Ji
- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
- Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
- Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
- Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng, China
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Marenzoni ML, De Waure C, Timoney PJ. Efficacy of vaccination against equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) infection: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled challenge trials. Equine Vet J 2022; 55:389-404. [PMID: 35946376 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Equid herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) infection can cause a range of disease syndromes of variable severity that can result in a lethal outcome and restriction of horse movements, especially in the case of outbreaks involving neurological disease. Vaccination is one of the tools used to control the infection. It is widely known that vaccination is not completely effective in ensuring protection against disease caused by this virus. In fact, the real efficacy of vaccination against EHV-1 related disease has not been measured and no systematic reviews exist on this topic. OBJECTIVES To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of commercial or candidate vaccines against EHV-1 in randomised controlled trials (RCT) all of which involved experimental challenge of the test subjects. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS RCTs were searched using the search algorithm (((equid herpesvirus* OR equine herpesvirus* OR EHV-1)) AND vaccin*) AND (trial OR experimental OR challenge) on PubMed, Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, and CAB Abstracts. Where appropriate, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4. RESULTS Eight studies were selected and were analysed for their respective characteristics and possible shortcomings. The results of RCTs revealed that there was a general improvement in the clinical and virological outcomes of EHV-1 infection following vaccination, but that the effects were very slight. The reduced beneficial effect is probably amplified by the paucity of detailed data reported in the studies, that did not allow for the comparison of parameters in many of the cases analysed. MAIN LIMITATIONS The remarkable heterogeneity and the poor quality of reporting of the selected studies. CONCLUSIONS Meta-analysis has shown that EHV-1 vaccination generally results in a slight improvement in clinical and virological outcomes, although not to a significant extent. The cumulative results have probably been affected by the lack of information on some parameters not systematically reported in the studies. An improvement in the standard of reporting and better standardisation of the data collected would likely have improved the quality of each study and enabled more effective comparison of the studies with each other.
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- Maria Luisa Marenzoni
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, via San Costanzo 4, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Piazzale Gambuli, 1, Perugia, Italy
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- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center Department of Veterinary Science 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY, USA
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Nielsen SS, Alvarez J, Bicout DJ, Calistri P, Canali E, Drewe JA, Garin‐Bastuji B, Gonzales Rojas JL, Gortázar C, Herskin M, Michel V, Miranda Chueca MÁ, Roberts HC, Padalino B, Pasquali P, Spoolder H, Ståhl K, Calvo AV, Viltrop A, Winckler C, Carvelli A, Paillot R, Broglia A, Kohnle L, Baldinelli F, Van der Stede Y. Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): infection with Equine Herpesvirus-1. EFSA J 2022; 20:e07036. [PMID: 35035581 PMCID: PMC8753587 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Equine Herpesvirus-1 infection has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law (AHL), in particular criteria of: Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on the eligibility of the disease to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of the disease according to disease prevention and control measures as in Annex IV and Article 8 on the list of animal species related to Equine Herpesvirus-1 infection. The assessment has been performed following a methodology composed of information collection and compilation, and expert judgement on each criterion at individual and collective level. The outcome is the median of the probability ranges provided by the experts, which indicates whether the criterion is fulfilled (66-100%) or not (0-33%), or whether there is uncertainty about fulfilment (33-66%). For the questions where no consensus was reached, the different supporting views are reported. According to the assessment performed, Equine Herpesvirus-1 infection can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention according to Article 5 of the Animal Health Law with 33-90% certainty. According to the criteria as in Annex IV of the AHL related to Article 9 of the AHL for the categorisation of diseases according to the level of prevention and control, it was assessed with less than 1% certainty that EHV-1 fulfils the criteria as in Section 1 (category A), 1-5% for the criteria as in Section 2 (category B), 10-66% for the criteria as in Section 3 (category C), 66-90% for the criteria as in Section 4 (category D) and 33-90% for the criteria as in Section 5 (category E). The animal species to be listed for EHV-1 infection according to Article 8(3) criteria are the species belonging to the families of Equidae, Bovidae, Camelidae, Caviidae, Cervidae, Cricetidae, Felidae, Giraffidae, Leporidae, Muridae, Rhinocerontidae, Tapiridae and Ursidae.
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Di Francesco CE, Smoglica C, De Amicis I, Cafini F, Carluccio A, Contri A. Evaluation of Colostral Immunity Against Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) in Martina Franca's Foals. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:579371. [PMID: 33330699 PMCID: PMC7732414 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.579371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Eight Martina Franca pregnant jennies were selected in order to evaluate the transfer of colostral antibodies against equine herpesvirus type 1 in their relative foals after immunization with a commercial inactivated vaccine, compared with an unvaccinated group. Samples of serum and colostrums/milk were collected from jennies and foals under study starting from 10 min before and up to 21 days after the foaling. Specific anti-EHV-1 antibody titers were evaluated by means of a serum neutralization test, and the results obtained from both groups were analyzed. The serological titers in the vaccinated jennies was significantly higher (p < 0.01). No significant differences were found in the specific time-point intervals in both groups examined (p > 0.05). The antibody titers in milk at the time of delivery and subsequent withdrawal (T0 and T1) were very high in both groups, but no significant differences were found between the two groups (p > 0.05). In the foal sera, a significant difference was found between foals in the vaccinated group compared with those in the unvaccinated group (p < 0.05). Finally, a significant correlation (p < 0.05) was observed between the antibody titers found in serum and colostrum of jennies and the foal titers in the first time-point sampling (up to 12 h after foaling). The results confirm a substantial homology in the antibody production compared with other most investigated equids, highlighting the efficacy of the vaccination against EHV-1 of the jennies to ensure the protective immunity to their foals during the first weeks after delivery.
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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Stasiak K, Dunowska M, Rola J. Outbreak of equid herpesvirus 1 abortions at the Arabian stud in Poland. BMC Vet Res 2020; 16:374. [PMID: 33023592 PMCID: PMC7539464 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-02586-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Equid herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infections are endemic worldwide, including Poland. Many are subclinical, but some are associated with respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal foal death, or neurological disease. We describe an outbreak of abortions in Arabian mares at a well-managed State stud farm in Poland. Case presentation Eight of 30 pregnant mares aborted and one gave birth to a weak foal that died within 72 h after birth. EHV-1 was isolated from all fetuses as well as from the diseased foal. All viruses belonged to the N752 variant based on the predicted open reading frame (ORF) 30 amino acid sequence. All were identical to each other and to previous EHV-1 viruses from the same stud based on the ORF68 sequence analysis. The outbreak coincided with the lapse in the routine yearly EHV-1/4 vaccinations of the mares. Conclusions Multiple abortion due to EHV-1 infection can occur in well-managed groups of horses. Reactivation of latent EHV-1 in one of the resident mares followed by a horizontal spread was considered the most likely explanation for the outbreak. Routine vaccination is an important part of a herd-heath program.
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- Karol Stasiak
- Department of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston, North, New Zealand
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- Department of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland.
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Cruz F, Fores P, Mughini-Gras L, Ireland J, Moreno MA, Newton JR. Seroprevalence and factors associated with equine herpesvirus type 1 and 4 in Spanish Purebred horses in Spain. Vet Rec 2016; 178:398. [PMID: 26984900 DOI: 10.1136/vr.103573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) and type 4 (EHV-4) have a worldwide distribution and cause respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal death and myeloencephalopathy in susceptible horses. Given the scarcity of serological EHV-1/EHV-4 data in Spain, the objective of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the seroprevalence of EHV-1/EHV-4 and to identify potential horse-level and stud farm-level factors associated with EHV-1/EHV-4 in the breeding Spanish Purebred (SP) horse population in central Spain. Serum samples from 334 SP unvaccinated horses, collected between September 2011 and November 2013 at 30 stud farms, were tested using a commercially available EHV-1/EHV-4 antibody ELISA and seroneutralisation as the World Organisation for Animal Health reference confirmation test. Data on factors putatively associated with seropositivity to EHV-1/EHV-4 were collected via a questionnaire and examined using logistic regression analysis. EHV-1/EHV-4 seroprevalence in the SP breeding population in central Spain, standardised for the sex distribution of the reference horse population, was 53.9 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval 44.0 per cent to 63.8 per cent). Increasing age, southern location of the stud farm, temperate climate during the summer, and a smaller surface area used for breeding activities in the farm were associated with increased odds for EHV-1/EHV-4 seropositivity, whereas EHV-1/EHV-4 vaccination of other resident horses and separation of breeding mares from youngsters were protective factors.
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- F Cruz
- VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK
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- VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK
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Gilkerson JR, Bailey KE, Diaz-Méndez A, Hartley CA. Update on Viral Diseases of the Equine Respiratory Tract. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2015; 31:91-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2014.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Dunowska M, Gopakumar G, Perrott MR, Kendall AT, Waropastrakul S, Hartley CA, Carslake HB. Virological and serological investigation of Equid herpesvirus 1 infection in New Zealand. Vet Microbiol 2015; 176:219-28. [PMID: 25666453 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Infection with equid herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) may be asymptomatic, or may result in respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal death, or neurological disease. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of EHV-1 infection, including differentiation between genotypes with aspartic acid (D) and asparagine (N) at position 752 of the DNA polymerase sequence, within a selected population of New Zealand horses. The second aim was to determine the predictive value of serology for detection of latently infected horses. Retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RLN) and trigeminal ganglia (TG) were dissected from 52 horses at slaughter and tested for the presence of EHV-1 DNA using magnetic bead, sequence-capture enrichment followed by nested PCR. Sera were tested for EHV-1 antibody using type-specific glycoprotein G ELISA. Overall, 17/52 horses tested positive for EHV-1 DNA. All but one positive PCR results were obtained from RLN samples. Fifteen of the EHV-1 positive horses harboured EHV-1 with N752 genotype, one of which was additionally infected with the D752 genotypes of the virus. Our data comprise the first detection of EHV-1 with D752 genotype in New Zealand and suggest that the "neurovirulent" variant of EHV-1 had been present in New Zealand for at least two years before the first reported outbreak of EHM. All sampled horses tested positive for EHV-4 antibody, and 11/52 tested positive for EHV-1 antibody. The strength of agreement between results of EHV-1 PCR and EHV-1 serology was "fair" (Kappa 0.259, 95% CI: -0.022-0.539), which was likely a reflection of low levels of both EHV-1 antibody in sera and EHV-1 DNA in tissues tested.
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- M Dunowska
- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Centre for Equine Virology, School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Successful control of winter pyrexias caused by equine herpesvirus type 1 in Japanese training centers by achieving high vaccination coverage. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2014; 21:1070-6. [PMID: 24872513 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00258-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is a major cause of winter pyrexia in racehorses in two training centers (Ritto and Miho) in Japan. Until the epizootic period of 2008-2009, a vaccination program using a killed EHV-1 vaccine targeted only susceptible 3-year-old horses with low antibody levels to EHV-1 antigens. However, because the protective effect was not satisfactory, in 2009-2010 the vaccination program was altered to target all 3-year-old horses. To evaluate the vaccine's efficacy, we investigated the number of horses with pyrexia due to EHV-1 or equine herpesvirus type 4 (EHV-4) infection or both and examined the vaccination coverage in the 3-year-old population and in the whole population before and after changes in the program. The mean (± standard deviation [SD]) estimated numbers of horses infected with EHV-1 or EHV-4 or both, among pyretic horses from 1999-2000 to 2008-2009 were 105 ± 47 at Ritto and 66 ± 44 at Miho. Although the estimated number of infected horses did not change greatly in the first period of the current program, it decreased from the second period, with means (±SD) of 21 ± 12 at Ritto and 14 ± 15 at Miho from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013. Vaccination coverage in the 3-year-old population was 99.4% at Ritto and 99.8% at Miho in the first period, and similar values were maintained thereafter. Coverage in the whole population increased more gradually than that in the 3-year-old population. The results suggest that EHV-1 epizootics can be suppressed by maintaining high vaccination coverage, not only in the 3-year-old population but also in the whole population.
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Liutkevičien V, Stankevicien M, Mockeliunien V, Mockeliunas R. Equine Herpes Viruses' Prevalence in Horse Population in Lithuania. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2006.10817315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Sonis JM, Goehring LS. Nasal Shedding of Equid Herpesvirus Type 1 and Type 4 in Hospitalized, Febrile Horses. J Equine Vet Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Serological responses and clinical outcome after vaccination of mares and foals with equine herpesvirus type 1 and 4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4) vaccines. Vet Microbiol 2012; 160:9-16. [PMID: 22633483 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Revised: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Equine herpesvirus type 1 and type 4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4) cause infections of horses worldwide. While both EHV-1 and EHV-4 cause respiratory disease, abortion and myeloencephalopathy are observed after infection with EHV-1 in the vast majority of cases. Disease control is achieved by hygiene measures that include immunization with either inactivated or modified live virus (MLV) vaccine preparations. We here compared the efficacy of commercially available vaccines, an EHV-1/EHV-4 inactivated combination and an MLV vaccine, with respect to induction of humoral responses and protection of clinical disease (abortion) in pregnant mares and foals on a large stud with a total of approximately 3500 horses. The MLV vaccine was administered twice during pregnancy (months 5 and 8 of gestation) to 383 mares (49.4%), while the inactivated vaccine was administered three times (months 5, 7, and 9) to 392 mares (50.6%). From the vaccinated mares, 192 (MLV) and 150 (inactivated) were randomly selected for serological analyses. There was no significant difference between the groups with respect to magnitude or duration of the humoral responses as assessed by serum neutralization assays (median range from 1:42 to 1:130) and probing for EHV-1-specific IgG isotypes, although neutralizing responses were higher in animals vaccinated with the MLV preparation at all time points sampled. The total number of abortions in the study population was 55/775 (7.1%), 9 of which were attributed to EHV-1. Seven of the abortions were in the inactivated and two in the MLV vaccine group (p=0.16). When foals of vaccinated mares were followed up, a dramatic drop of serum neutralizing titers (median below 1:8) was observed in all groups, indicating that the half-life of maternally derived antibody is less than 4 weeks.
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Carr E, Schott H, Pusterla N. Absence of equid herpesvirus-1 reactivation and viremia in hospitalized critically ill horses. J Vet Intern Med 2011; 25:1190-3. [PMID: 21848945 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0775.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Equid herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) reactivation and shedding can occur in latently infected, asymptomatic animals. Risk factors for reactivation include stress and illness. The risk of asymptomatic shedding in hospitalized, critically ill horses with acute abdominal disease is unknown. This information is important to assess the need for additional biosecurity protocols to prevent spread of EHV-1 in hospitalized critically ill horses with acute abdominal disorders. OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of reactivation and nasal shedding of EHV-1 in hospitalized critically ill horses. ANIMALS One hundred twenty-four client-owned horses admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with acute abdominal disorders were included in the study. METHODS Cross-sectional study examining the risk of reactivation of EHV-1 in horses admitted with acute, severe, gastrointestinal disease. Whole blood and nasal secretions were collected throughout hospitalization. In addition, mandibular lymph nodes were collected from 9 study horses and 26 other Michigan horses. All samples were tested for the presence of EHV-1 nucleic acid by real-time PCR assays targeting the glycoprotein B gene and the polymerase (ORF 30) gene. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-four horses met the inclusion criteria. None of the samples were positive for EHV-1 DNA. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE These results suggest that nasal shedding and viremia of EHV-1 in hospitalized critically ill horses with acute abdominal disorder is extremely rare. Implementation of additional biosecurity protocols to limit aerosol spread of EHV-1 among horses with acute abdominal disease and other hospitalized horses is not necessary.
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- E Carr
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Lunn DP, Davis-Poynter N, Flaminio MJBF, Horohov DW, Osterrieder K, Pusterla N, Townsend HGG. Equine herpesvirus-1 consensus statement. J Vet Intern Med 2009; 23:450-61. [PMID: 19645832 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0304.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Equine herpesvirus-1 is a highly prevalent and frequently pathogenic infection of equids. The most serious clinical consequences of infection are abortion and equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM). In recent years, there has been an apparent increase in the incidence of EHM in North America, with serious consequences for horses and the horse industry. This consensus statement draws together current knowledge in the areas of pathogenesis, strain variation, epidemiology, diagnostic testing, vaccination, outbreak prevention and control, and treatment.
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- D P Lunn
- Department of Clinical Sciences, James L Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1620, USA.
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Brown JA, Mapes S, Ball BA, Hodder ADJ, Liu IKM, Pusterla N. Prevalence of equine herpesvirus-1 infection among Thoroughbreds residing on a farm on which the virus was endemic. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007; 231:577-80. [PMID: 17696859 DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.4.577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection among Thoroughbreds residing on a farm on which the virus was known to be endemic. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. ANIMALS 10 nonpregnant mares, 8 stallions, 16 weanlings, 11 racehorses, and 30 pregnant mares and their foals born during the 2006 foaling season. PROCEDURES Blood and nasopharygeal swab samples were collected every 3 to 5 weeks for 9 months, and placenta and colostrum samples were collected at foaling. All samples were submitted for testing for EHV-1 DNA with a PCR assay. A type-specific EHV-1 ELISA was used to determine antibody titers in mares and foals at birth, 12 to 24 hours after birth, and every 3 to 5 weeks thereafter. RESULTS Results of the PCR assay were positive for only 4 of the 1,330 samples collected (590 blood samples, 590 nasopharyngeal swab samples, 30 placentas, and 30 colostrum samples), with EHV-1 DNA detected in nasal secretions from 3 horses (pregnant mare, stallion, and racehorse) and in the placenta from 1 mare. Seroconversion was detected in 3 of 27 foals during the first month of life. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that there was a low prevalence of EHV-1 infection among this population of Thoroughbreds even though the virus was known to be endemic on the farm and that pregnant mares could become infected without aborting. Analysis of nasopharyngeal swab samples appeared to be more sensitive than analysis of blood samples for detection of EHV-1 DNA.
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- James A Brown
- Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Barquero N, Gilkerson JR, Newton JR. Evidence-Based Immunization in Horses. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2007; 23:481-508. [PMID: 17616324 DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2007.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Evidence of vaccine efficacy is essential for practitioners when giving advice to clients about the relative merits of different vaccines or when trying to evaluate the economic benefits of instituting a vaccine program. In equine veterinary medicine, this sort of data, which are necessary to make informed decisions about vaccine use and effectiveness, are often not available. Veterinarians need to consider the epidemiology of the disease in question, the type of vaccine that they are administering to the animal, the immunologic constraints of the vaccine technology, and the available evidence of efficacy when they are evaluating which vaccine to use or whether to vaccinate at all.
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- Nuria Barquero
- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Luce R, Shepherd M, Paillot R, Blacklawst B, Wood JLN, Kydd JH. Equine herpesvirus-1-specific interferon gamma (IFNgamma) synthesis by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in thoroughbred horses. Equine Vet J 2007; 39:202-9. [PMID: 17520969 DOI: 10.2746/042516407x174216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY An assay has been developed that measures EHV-1 specific interferon gamma synthesis (IFNgamma), a cytokine produced following the activation of memory T lymphocytes and therefore a measure of cell mediated immunity. The method requires validation in the field. OBJECTIVES To measure the frequency of EHV-1 specific, IFNgamma synthesising peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in a population of Thoroughbred horses, and examine its relationship with age, gender, premises and history of vaccination or field infection with EHV-1. METHODS Lymphocytes from 200 Thoroughbred horses were stimulated with EHV-1 in vitro, and IFNgamma detected using a monoclonal antibody and indirect immunofluorescence. Percent positive cells were enumerated by flow cytometric analysis and the results described and compared statistically between groups. RESULTS The frequency of IFNgamma+ PBMC was significantly higher in animals age >5 years compared with 2-4 years, in females vs. males, on stud farms vs. training yards and following vaccination of 2-year-olds with inactivated virus compared with nonvaccinates. Age strongly confounded all these associations and care must therefore be taken interpreting these results. Mares exposed to a field infection with EHV-1 also had higher frequencies of IFNgamma+ PBMC than other vaccinated horses. CONCLUSIONS The frequency of EHV-1 specific, IFNgama+ PBMC among the sample Thoroughbred population was diverse but lowest in young, unvaccinated horses-in-training. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE The frequency of EHV-1 specific lymphocytes synthesising IFNgamma in this population may be associated with its susceptibility to infection with this virus. This easy technique may be applied to monitor the antigenicity of vaccines and their effectiveness at stimulating cellular immunity.
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- R Luce
- Animal Health Trust, Centre for Preventive Medicine, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
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Slater JD, Lunn DP, Horohov DW, Antczak DF, Babiuk L, Breathnach C, Chang YW, Davis-Poynter N, Edington N, Ellis S, Foote C, Goehring L, Kohn CW, Kydd J, Matsumura T, Minke J, Morley P, Mumford J, Neubauer T, O'Callaghan D, Osterrieder K, Reed S, Smith K, Townsend H, van der Meulen K, Whalley M, Wilson WD. Report of the equine herpesvirus-1 Havermeyer Workshop, San Gimignano, Tuscany, June 2004. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2006; 111:3-13. [PMID: 16542736 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Amongst the infectious diseases that threaten equine health, herpesviral infections remain a world wide cause of serious morbidity and mortality. Equine herpesvirus-1 infection is the most important pathogen, causing an array of disorders including epidemic respiratory disease abortion, neonatal foal death, myeloencephalopathy and chorioretinopathy. Despite intense scientific investigation, extensive use of vaccination, and established codes of practice for control of disease outbreaks, infection and disease remain common. While equine herpesvirus-1 infection remains a daunting challenge for immunoprophylaxis, many critical advances in equine immunology have resulted in studies of this virus, particularly related to MHC-restricted cytotoxicity in the horse. A workshop was convened in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy in June 2004, to bring together clinical and basic researchers in the field of equine herpesvirus-1 study to discuss the latest advances and future prospects for improving our understanding of these diseases, and equine immunity to herpesviral infection. This report highlights the new information that was the focus of this workshop, and is intended to summarize this material and identify the critical questions in the field.
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- J D Slater
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
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Foote CE, Raidal SL, Pecenpetelovska G, Wellington JE, Whalley JM. Inoculation of mares and very young foals with EHV-1 glycoproteins D and B reduces virus shedding following respiratory challenge with EHV-1. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2006; 111:97-108. [PMID: 16504306 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that intramuscular inoculation of EHV-1 glycoprotein D (gD) and glycoprotein B (gB) produced by a recombinant baculovirus and formulated with the adjuvant Iscomatrix elicited virus-neutralizing antibody and gD- and gB-specific ELISA antibody in adult horses. In this study, 14 mares and their very young foals were inoculated with a combination of baculovirus-expressed EHV-1 gD and EHV-1 gB (EHV-1 gDBr) and challenged with a respiratory strain of EHV-1. Following experimental challenge, inoculated mares and foals shed virus in nasal secretions on significantly fewer occasions compared to uninoculated mares and foals. Uninoculated foals born from inoculated mares were no more protected against experimental challenge than uninoculated foals born from uninoculated mares. The results suggest that it is indeed possible to induce partial protection in very young foals through vaccination, and while the inoculation did not prevent infection, it did reduce the frequency of viral shedding with the potential to thereby reduce the risk and prevalence of infection in a herd situation.
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- C E Foote
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia
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Coombs DK, Patton T, Kohler AK, Soboll G, Breathnach C, Townsend HGG, Lunn DP. Cytokine responses to EHV-1 infection in immune and non-immune ponies. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2006; 111:109-16. [PMID: 16473413 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Protecting equids against equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection remains an elusive goal. Repeated infection with EHV-1 leads to protective immunity against clinical respiratory disease, and a study was conducted to measure the regulatory cytokine response (IFN-gamma and IL-4) in repeatedly infected immune ponies compared to non-immune ponies. Two groups of four ponies were established. Group 1 ponies had previously been infected on two occasions, and most recently 7 months before this study. Group 2 ponies had no history no vaccination or challenge infection prior to this study. Both groups were subjected to an intranasal challenge infection with EHV-1, and blood samples were collected pre-infection, and at 7 and 21 days post-infection for preparation of PBMCs. At each time point, the in vitro responses of PBMCs to stimulation with EHV-1 were measured, including IFN-gamma and IL-4 mRNA production, and lymphoproliferation. Group 1 ponies showed no signs of clinical disease or viral shedding after challenge infection. Group 2 ponies experienced a biphasic pyrexia, mucopurulent nasal discharge, and nasal shedding of virus after infection. Group 1 ponies had an immune response characterized both before and subsequent to challenge infection by an IFN-gamma response to EHV-1 in the absence of an IL-4 response, and demonstrated increased EHV-1-specific lymphoproliferation post-infection. Group 2 ponies had limited cytokine or lymphoproliferative responses to EHV-1 pre-challenge, and demonstrated increases in both IFN-gamma and IL-4 responses post-challenge, but without any lymphoproliferative response. Protective immunity to EHV-1 infection was therefore characterized by a polarized IFN-gamma dependent immunoregulatory cytokine response.
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- Dane K Coombs
- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 2015 Linden Drive West, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Foote CE, Love DN, Gilkerson JR, Whalley JM. Detection of EHV-1 and EHV-4 DNA in unweaned Thoroughbred foals from vaccinated mares on a large stud farm. Equine Vet J 2004; 36:341-5. [PMID: 15163042 DOI: 10.2746/0425164044890634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY A silent cycle of equine herpesvirus 1 infection has been described following epidemiological studies in unvaccinated mares and foals. In 1997, an inactivated whole virus EHV-1 and EHV-4 vaccine was released commercially in Australia and used on many stud farms. However, it was not known what effect vaccination might have on the cycle of infection of EHV-1. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether EHV-1 and EHV-4 could be detected in young foals from vaccinated mares. METHODS Nasal and blood samples were tested by PCR and ELISA after collection from 237 unvaccinated, unweaned foals and vaccinated and nonvaccinated mares during the breeding season of 2000. RESULTS EHV-1 and EHV-4 DNA was detected in nasal swab samples from foals as young as age 11 days. CONCLUSIONS These results confirm that EHV-1 and EHV-4 circulate in vaccinated populations of mares and their unweaned, unvaccinated foals. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE The evidence that the cycle of EHV-1 and EHV-4 infection is continuing and that very young foals are becoming infected should assist stud farms in their management of the threat posed by these viruses.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Suckling
- Antibodies, Viral/blood
- Australia/epidemiology
- DNA, Viral/isolation & purification
- Disease Reservoirs/veterinary
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/veterinary
- Female
- Herpesviridae Infections/immunology
- Herpesviridae Infections/transmission
- Herpesviridae Infections/veterinary
- Herpesvirus 1, Equid/genetics
- Herpesvirus 1, Equid/immunology
- Herpesvirus 1, Equid/isolation & purification
- Herpesvirus 4, Equid/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Equid/immunology
- Herpesvirus 4, Equid/isolation & purification
- Herpesvirus Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Herpesvirus Vaccines/immunology
- Horse Diseases/blood
- Horse Diseases/immunology
- Horse Diseases/transmission
- Horses
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/veterinary
- Male
- Nasal Mucosa/virology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Vaccines, Inactivated/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Inactivated/immunology
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- C E Foote
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia
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