Equine Herpesvirus 1 Variant and New Marker for Epidemiologic Surveillance, Europe, 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Oct;27(10):2738-2739. doi: 10.3201/eid2710.210704.

Abstract

Equine herpesvirus 1 isolates from a 2021 outbreak of neurologic disease in Europe have a mutation, A713G, in open reading frame 11 not detected in 249 other sequences from equine herpesvirus 1 isolates. This single-nucleotide polymorphism could help identify horses infected with the virus strain linked to this outbreak.

Keywords: Europe; Spain; Valencia; equine herpesvirus 1; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Herpesviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Equid* / genetics
  • Horse Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Horses / virology
  • Open Reading Frames