Vaccination Program Equine Herpes Virus Equine Herpes Virus is the most common cause of upper respiratory infections. Clinical signs of EHV infection include a fever, runny nose, runny eyes, cough, sores in the nose, depression, loss of appetite, and swelling in the legs. EHV can occasionally cause a neurological disease characterised by various degrees of weakness, inability to get up or stand, and even death. EHV is also a cause of abortion in mares. There are several different types of EHV. Type 4 causes most of the respiratory disease; type 1 causes virtually all of the … [Read more...]
Equine Upper Respiratory Infections and Equine Herpes Virus
Upper respiratory infections are a significant problem across all equine industries and in the racing industry, in particular. Studies have demonstrated considerable economic losses resulting from subclinical disease (when horses don’t look obviously sick but are performing below expectations), from acute infection (when horses have nasal discharge, a cough, and obviously need rest or a reduction in training), and from the hypersensitivity and chronic inflammatory airway disease that develops in the lungs as a result.1, 2 As there has been a sudden increase in the number of upper … [Read more...]