Equine gammaherpesviruses: Pathogenesis, epidemiology and diagnosis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-156

  Fortier, Guillaume ^a,b   van Erck, Emmanuelle ^b   Pronost, Stéphane ^a   Lekeux, Pierre ^b   Thiry, Etienne ^b  

^a Frank Duncombe Laboratory   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

EHV 2; EHV 5; Epidemiology; Equine herpesvirus; Gammaherpesvirus; Horse; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS 2; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS 5; GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HORSE DISEASE; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REINFECTION; REVIEW; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LATENCY;

ANIMALS; GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; RHADINOVIRUS; VIRUS LATENCY;

ANIMALIA; EQUID HERPESVIRUS 2; EQUID HERPESVIRUS 5; EQUIDAE; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS SP.; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 78149411423     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.017     Document Type: Review

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