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Detection of the neuropathogenic variant of equine herpesvirus 1 associated with abortions in mares in Poland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of reported cases of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by infection with neuropathogenic strains of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) has markedly increased over the last decade in many Western countries. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the neuropathogenic (G2254) and non-neuropathogenic (A2254) variants of EHV-1 among isolates associated with abortions in Polish stud farms.

Results

The results of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and sequencing were consistent, and showed that two out of 64 abortions (3.1%) were induced by the neuropathogenic genotype G2254. All remaining 18 EHV-1 positive abortion cases (28.1%) were caused by the non-neuropathogenic genotype A2254.

Conclusions

Most of the abortions in mares in Poland from 1999 to 2012 were associated with non-neuropathogenic strains of EHV-1. However, the presented data indicate that the neuropathogenic genotype of the virus is also present in Polish stud farms. Such a presence suggests that the future emergence of EHM in Poland is probable.

SUBMITTER: Stasiak K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416348 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Detection of the neuropathogenic variant of equine herpesvirus 1 associated with abortions in mares in Poland.

Stasiak Karol K Rola Jerzy J Ploszay Gabor G Socha Wojciech W Zmudzinski Jan F JF

BMC veterinary research 20150501

<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of reported cases of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by infection with neuropathogenic strains of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) has markedly increased over the last decade in many Western countries. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the neuropathogenic (G2254) and non-neuropathogenic (A2254) variants of EHV-1 among isolates associated with abortions in Polish stud farms.<h4>Results</h4>The results of polymerase chain r ...[more]

PMID: 25929692

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Detection of the neuropathogenic variant of equine herpesvirus 1 associated with abortions in mares in Poland.

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Detection of the neuropathogenic variant of equine herpesvirus 1 associated with abortions in mares in Poland.

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