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Ongoing Challenges of Common and Less Common Equine Respiratory Pathogens

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Pusterla N.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Liverpool, 2015 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 12, 2015
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Infectious diseases involving the upper respiratory tract of horses are a common medical entity. Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), EHV-4, equine influenza virus (EIV) and Streptococcus equi ssp. equi are among the most common pathogens recognised with infectious upper respiratory tract disease (IURD). Lesser characterised respiratory pathogens such as EHV-2, EHV-5 and equine rhinitis A and B virus (ERAV, ERBV) have also been associated with IURD. All these respiratory pathogens spread rapidly due to their short incubation time and transmission occurs via fomites, droplets and aerosols ...

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Pusterla, N. (2015) “Ongoing Challenges of Common and Less Common Equine Respiratory Pathogens”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Liverpool, 2015. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-liverpool-2015/ongoing-challenges-of-common-and-less-common-equine-respiratory-pathogens (Accessed: 06 October 2024).

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  • Pusterla N.

    DVM PhD Dipl ACVIM
    Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis
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