Abstract
Equine Herpesvirus Type 9 in Giraffe with Encephalitis
Highlights
To the Editor: Herpesviruses have been isolated from many mammals
The virus was later found to be a new type of Equine herpesvirus (EHV), EHV-9, it was serologically cross-reactive with EHV-1 [3]
A herpesvirus was recently isolated from a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) with neurologic symptoms; the giraffe was from a zoo in the United States [5]
Summary
To the Editor: Herpesviruses have been isolated from many mammals. Herpesvirus infection in natural hosts is often mild and is usually followed by a latent infection; cross-species herpesvirus infections cause severe and fatal diseases. Another EHV-related virus was isolated from 2 Thomson’s gazelles that had encephalitis and were kept with zebras [3]. Several Burchell’s zebras that were apparently healthy and later determined to be seropositive for EHV-1 were housed in the same pen as the giraffe.
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