Equine herpesviruses (EHV) are a major health concern for domestic and wild equids and
represent one of the most economically important disease agents of horses. Most known …

Determining species distributions can be extremely challenging but is crucial to ecological
and conservation research. Environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches have shown particular …

Equine Herpesvirus‐1 infection has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal
Health Law (AHL), in particular criteria of: Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 …

Equid gammaherpesviruses are ubiquitous and widespread in the equine population.
Despite their frequent detection, their contribution to immune system modulation and the …

Background Real‐time PCR is the diagnostic technique of choice for the diagnosis and
control of equine herpesvirus‐1 (EHV‐1) in an outbreak setting. The presence of EHV‐1 in …

Wild mammals in ex situ captivity experience substantially different environmental conditions
compared to free-ranging conspecifics, eg, in terms of diet, climatic conditions, social factors …

The purpose of this study was to explore sampling options for a reliable and logistically more
feasible protocol during a large EHV-1 outbreak. Seventeen horses with clinical infection as …

In climates with seasonally limited precipitation, terrestrial animals congregate at high
densities at scarce water sources. We hypothesize that viruses can exploit the recurrence of …

Abstract Equid gammaherpesvirus 2 (EHV-2) and 5 (EHV-5) are widely distributed in the
equines. Although their pathogenic potential is not yet fully understood, they appear to play …

Herpesviruses establish latent infections in many metazoan species. Although generally
associated with mild symptoms in natural reservoir species, infection of naïve individuals …