Equid alphaherpesvirus 9
| Equid alphaherpesvirus 9 | |
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| Group: | Group I (dsDNA)
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| Species: | Equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9)
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Equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9) is a virus of the family Herpesviridae that isolated from a case of epizootic encephalitis in a herd of Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni) in 1993. Fatal encephalitis was reported from Thomson's gazelle, Giraffe, and Polar bear [1] in natural infections. The virus was reported in an aborted Persian onager and a polar bear.[2]
References
- ^ T.A. Donovan, M.D. Schrenzel et al. Vet Pathol 46:1138–1143 (2009)
- ^ Schrenzel, Mark. "New Hosts for Equine Herpesvirus 9". CDC. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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