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- Title
Identification of equine herpesvirus 8 in donkey abortion: a case report.
- Authors
Wang, Tongtong; Hu, Leyu; Wang, Yonghui; Liu, Wenqiang; Liu, Guiqin; Zhu, Mingxia; Zhang, Wei; Wang, Changfa; Ren, Huiying; Li, Liangliang
- Abstract
Background: Equine herpesvirus-8 (EHV-8) is one of the most economically significant viruses that infect mammals of the genus Equus worldwide, which cause severe respiratory diseases and abortion in horses. However, there is no report of abortion caused by EHV-8 in donkeys. Case presentation: The present case report is about a 4-year-old donkey having an abortion and showing a serious respiratory issue on the 296th day of pregnancy. Bacteriological and molecular tests were used to screen possible bacterial/viral pathogens to detect the etiological agent. Salmonella abortus equi, EHV-1, EHV-4, and EAV were all negative in the current study. EHV-8, on the other hand, was the only agent that was isolated and identified. Conclusions: This was for the first time that EHV-8 had been isolated from a donkey in China. EHV-8 infection can cause abortion in donkeys; therefore, veterinarians and breeders should be aware of it.
- Subjects
CHINA; DONKEYS; ABORTION; HERPESVIRUSES; HORSE diseases; EQUUS; VIRUS isolation; RESPIRATORY diseases
- Publication
Virology Journal, 2022, Vol 19, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1743-422X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12985-021-01738-2