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EHV-1 and Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) In Horses
  by Robert N. Oglesby DVM

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EHV-1 myeloencephalopathy is a complication of EHV-1 respiratory disease so this article is a companion article to Rhinopneumonitis: Equine Herpes Virus (EHV1/4) which should be studied as it contains more detailed information on some aspects of this disease.

In one study the second most common cause of myeloencephalopathy disease and the resulting incoordination and weakness was neurological disease caused by equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). Currently there are eight known herpes viruses that infect horses. Of the eight, two are of economic importance. EHV-4 causes respiratory disease in young horses and abortion and neurological disease infrequently. EHV-1 is associated with abortion, respiratory disease, and the neurologic form of the disease in horses. A mutation of the herpesvirus 1 strain is associated with the group outbreaks of myeloencephalopathy. Most horses contract equine herpes virus infection in their first year of life without serious disease occurring. After recovery horses continue to carry the herpes virus in a dormant state. This article discusses transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this disease.
      ~Word Count: 2012 words (The average magazine page contains about 600 words);
      ~Last Updated: November 05, 2008;

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