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| ...horses = Equine Viral Arteritis |
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| genotype of arterovirues= |
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| does arterovirus have an ENV? |
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| peplomers of arterovirus = |
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| sporadic outbreaks of equine viral arteritis are common when.... |
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| ...groups of horses assembled, eg at war |
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| prevelance of equine viral arteritis |
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| rare (but dz is widespread) |
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| most outbreaks of equine viral arteritis seen where? |
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| infection of equine viral arteritis transmitted ... |
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| ...by sexual transmission or by resp route |
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| equine viral arteritis replicates in... |
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| ...monocytes and epi cells |
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| signs of equine viral arteritis = |
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most the time assymptomatic
at v high blood titres of the virus:
1. fever (>41C)
2. rhinitis
3. conjunctivitis & XS lacrimation - pink eye
4. leukopenia (decr WBCs)
5. damage endothelium of bvs = urticaria (itchy rash with swelling) - vascular reaction of upper dermis
6. extensive oedema of ventral abdo and hindlegs |
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| equine viral arteritis infection in preg mare = |
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| virus crosses placenta = abortion |
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| equine viral arteritis infection of stallion = |
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| can become persistantly infected and virus shed in semen |
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| immunity against equine viral arteritis associated with... |
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| vacc of equine viral arteritis = |
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1. live attenuated vacc but NOT safe for use in mares - protects animal developing symptoms but not from being infected
2. killed vacc with an adjuvant available for preg mares, but req boosting. |
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| dx of equine viral arteritis confirmed by... |
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virus isolation
detection of virus by RT-PCR (highly sensitive test used to detect RNA viruses)
serology |
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