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ArticleJournal of the South African Veterinary Association2019

Failure to detect equid herpesvirus types 1 and 4 DNA in placentae and healthy new-born Thoroughbred foals.

Lara J Brown, Geoff Brown, Julia Kydd, Tom A E Stout, Martin L Schulman

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Article in Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Molecular testing for equine herpesviruses 1 (EHV-1) in healthy postpartum broodmares.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Lara J BrownDepartment of Production Animal Studies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria. larajeanbrown@gmail.com.
Geoff Brown
Julia Kydd
Tom A E Stout
Martin L Schulman
University of Pretoria · ZAUniversity of Nottingham · GBUtrecht University · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Equid herpesvirus type 1 is primarily a respiratory tract virus associated with poor athletic performance that can also cause late gestation abortion, neonatal foal death and encephalomyelopathy. Horizontal transmission is well described, whereas evidence of vertical transmission of equid herpesvirus type 1 associated with the birth of a healthy foal has not been demonstrated. This study sampled a population of Thoroughbred mares (n = 71), and their healthy neonatal foals and foetal membranes, to test for the presence of both equid herpesvirus types 1 and 4 using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay. Foetal membrane swabs and tissue samples were taken immediately post-partum, and venous blood samples and nasal swabs were obtained from both mare and foal 8 h after birth. Neither equid herpesvirus type 1 nor equid herpesvirus type 4 nucleic acid was detected in any sample, and it was concluded that there was no active shedding of equid herpesvirus types 1 and 4 at the time of sampling. Consequently, no evidence of vertical transmission of these viruses could be found on this stud farm during the sampling period.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, NewbornBloodFemaleHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 1, EquidHerpesvirus 4, EquidHorse DiseasesHorsesInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalNasal MucosaPlacentaPolymerase Chain ReactionPregnancySouth Africaequid herpesvirus type 1 and 4equinesfoalsfoetal membraneslatencyplacentaeqPCRThoroughbred

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PMID31170779
PMCPMC6556910
OpenAlexW2947332319

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