Respiratory disease and sero-epidemiology of respiratory pathogens in the working horses of Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pathogens are frequently implicated in equine respiratory disease. In Ethiopia, respiratory disease is a frequent cause for presentation at veterinary clinics and a priority concern for users of working horses. However, there is little existing literature on possible aetiologies.

Objectives

Determine prevalence of respiratory signs and exposure to major respiratory pathogens through a serological survey.

Study design

Cross-sectional.

Methods

Systematically selected horses from 19 sites in central Ethiopia were examined clinically and sampled once (August-December 2013). A face-to-face interview collected data on horses' management and history. Serological testing targeted equine influenza virus (EIV), equine herpesviruses-1 (EHV-1) and -4 (EHV-4), eq

SUBMITTER: Laing G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6175379 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature