Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of respiratory viral infections in horses.In this perspective we looked for antibodies to influenza in 132 horses with chronic respiratory diseases, all stationed in the area Khenchela, situated north-east of Constantine (Algeria). Horses played an important socio-economic role. In many rural areas, horses were regularly used as a pulling force for animal traction and transport people and goods. They contributed greatly to the increase in agricultural production and improve socio-economic conditions of the rural populations. The results showed that on the132 sera tested, of which 32 were positive (ie 24.24 percent): 30 to test for the inhibition of the hemagglutination and 2 to the reaction of complement fixation. These results were discussed in relation to those observed by other authors.
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