An equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV1) abortion storm at a riding school

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-87

  van Maanen, C ^a   Willink, D L ^c   Smeenk, L A J ^c   Brinkhof, J ^a   Terpstra, C ^b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Veterinary Clinic Someren   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abortion storm; Diagnosis; EHV1; Reactivation; Serology

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRESS; VETERINARY ABORTION; VIROLOGY;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE BAMHI; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, EQUID; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RNA, VIRAL; STRESS;

EID: 0034169201     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2000.9695030     Document Type: Article

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