The occurrence of equine arteritis virus in Australia Journal Articles

abstract

• SUMMARY This paper reports the first isolation of equine arteritis virus (EAV) in Australia and serological evidence of exposure to EAV in Australian horses. Twelve Standardbred stallions imported from North America were found to shed EAV in semen. One hundred and seven stallions were tested for serum antibodies to EAV and 73% of Standardbred stallions tested were seropositive as compared to 8% of Thoroughbred stallions. Serum antibody was detected in 71% of Standardbred mares, 6% of Standardbred racehorses and 1% of Thoroughbred mares and racehorses. Examination of stored serums demonstrated that EAV had been present in Australia since at least 1975.

authors

• HUNTINGTON, PJ
• FORMAN, AJ
• Ellis, Peter

status

• published 

publication date

• December 1990

has subject area

• 0707 Veterinary Sciences (FoR)
• Animals (MeSH)
• Antibodies, Viral (MeSH)
• Arteritis (MeSH)
• Australia (MeSH)
• Breeding (MeSH)
• Equartevirus (MeSH)
• Horse Diseases (MeSH)
• Horses (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Neutralization Tests (MeSH)
• Retrospective Studies (MeSH)
• Semen (MeSH)
• Veterinary Sciences (Science Metrix)
• Virus Diseases (MeSH)

published in

• Australian Veterinary Journal  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Antibodies, Viral
• Arteritis
• Australia
• Breeding
• Equartevirus
• Horse Diseases
• Horses
• Male
• Neutralization Tests
• Retrospective Studies
• Semen
• Virus Diseases

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1990.tb03052.x

PubMed ID

• 1963772

start page

• 432

end page

• 435

volume

• 67

issue

• 12