ISOLATION OF EQUINE HERPESVIRUS TYPE-2 (EQUINE GAMMAHERPESVIRUS-2) FROM FOALS WITH KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS

Authors
COLLINSON PN ORIELLY JL FICORILLI N STUDDERT MJ
Citation
Pn. Collinson et al., ISOLATION OF EQUINE HERPESVIRUS TYPE-2 (EQUINE GAMMAHERPESVIRUS-2) FROM FOALS WITH KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 205(2), 1994, pp. 329-331
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
205
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
329 - 331
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1994)205:2<329:IOEHT(>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Equine herpesvirus type 2 (EHV-2) causes Ocular problems in horses, ch aracterized by epiphora, conjunctivitis, and keratopathy. Ocular probl ems resulting from infection with EHV-2 have been successfully treated with ophthalmic medication containing idoxuridine or trifluridine. Co nfirmation of EHV-2 infection is accomplished by culturing of the viru s from ocular specimens, and identification of viral isolates by use o f electron microscopy, restriction endonuclease DNA fingerprinting, an d Southern blot analysis.