Equine herpesvirus type 2: Prevalence and seroepidemiology in foals

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 432-436

  Murray, M J ^a   Eichorn, Evelyn S ^a   Dubovi, E J ^b   Ley, W B ^c   Cavey, D M ^d  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Equine herpesvirus; Foals; Horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUUS CABALLUS; HERPESVIRIDAE;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MONOCYTE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRACHEA; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES; MARYLAND; MONOCYTES; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRACHEA; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0030280094     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb01614.x     Document Type: Article

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