Equine hepesirus-1 (EHV-1) is among the infectious diseases that threaten
equine health. EHV-1 infects horses causing epidemic respiratory disease, abortion
in pregnant mares, neonatal foal death, myeloencephalopathy, and chorioretinpathy.
The present study was designed to investigate the presence of EHV-1 in blood serum
of horses and donkeys in different localities in Qalubiah Governorate.
A total of 185 blood serum samples were collected from horses and donkeys. All
animals were evaluated based off whether they were of Indigenous breeds, different
ages, apparent health, and clinical signs to equine herpes. The collected blood serum
samples were investigated against equine herpes virus type-1 by using an indirect
ELISA. The results revealed that 39.5% (73/185) of all horses and donkeys’ sera
samples were EHV-1 seropositive while 42.86 % (33/77) of the horses’sera samples
and 37 % (40/108) of the collected donkeys’sera samples were EHV-1 seropositive.
Meanwhile, 57.14 % (44/77) in horses and 63 % (68/108) in donkeys’ sera samples
were found to be seronegative for the EHV-1 infections. Analysis of data revealed
that, young animals ( |
