Equine herpesvirus-1 consensus statement

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 450-461

  Lunn, D P ^a   Davis Poynter, N ^b   Flaminio, M J B F ^c   Horohov, D W ^d   Osterrieder, K ^c,e   Pusterla, N ^f   Townsend, H G G ^g  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Horse; Immunology; Infectious diseases; Myeloencephalopathy; Respiratory tract; Viral

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIC; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, EQUID; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; VIRAL VACCINES;

EQUID HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUIDAE; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS SP.; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 67449100743     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0304.x     Document Type: Article

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