Abstract
ABSTRACTEquine herpes viruses are outspread in most countries. The most prevalent among equine viral diseases is equine herpes virus type 1 (EHV-1) (1). The ultimate epidemiological reservoir for EHV-1 is the large and globally distributed pool of latently infected horses (7). Mares abort, herd's reproduction is affected and disordered so too many funds are used to eliminate the disease and to restore herd's reproduction. Equine herpes case noticed first time in USA and investigated by W.W. Dimock (1932) and P.R. Edwards (1936) (22) while equine herpes research started in Lithuania in 2003. 140 horses from 9 stud farms, riding clubs and agriculture farms in different districts of Lithuania were examined in connection with herpes viruses. The research has shown that herpes virus does affect the cells (CPE) and also EHV-1 antigen was found. EHV-1 viruses latently infected horses were investigated almost in all examined herds of horses. Results show that herpes viruses circulate in population of Lithuanian horses.
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