Abstract
An outbreak of ulcerative stomatitis was observed in a donkey (Equus asinus) dairy herd. Similar lesions were also observed on the dams’ udders and, sporadically, in genital areas. The lesions typically resolved in 1–3 weeks. An α-herpesvirus, Varicellovirus, genetically related to equid herpesvirus type 3, was identified.
Highlights
An outbreak of ulcerative stomatitis with was observed in a donkey (Equus asinus) dairy herd
In October 2011, an outbreak of ulcerative stomatitis started in a donkey (Equus asinus) dairy herd, comprising 106 animals, located in the prefecture of Bari, Apulia region, Italy
We used BLASTn to search the GenBank genetic sequence database and found the virus to be highly related to equid herpesvirus (EHV) 3 in the DNA polymerase (93.35% nt identity) and terminase (90.71% nt identity) regions
Summary
An outbreak of ulcerative stomatitis with was observed in a donkey (Equus asinus) dairy herd. In October 2011, an outbreak of ulcerative stomatitis started in a donkey (Equus asinus) dairy herd, comprising 106 animals, located in the prefecture of Bari, Apulia region, Italy. Two weeks after onset in the original group, the disease was observed in a separate group of animals, comprising 63 adult or yearling females and 5 yearling males.
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