Molecular characterisation of British Equine Infectious Anaemia cases, 1975-2012.

Characterisation of Equine Infectious Anaemia Virus (EIAV) strains

Equine Infectious Anaemia

Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is a persistent viral infection of equids. The causative agent, EIA virus (EIAV) is a lentivirus in the family Retroviridae, subfamily Orthoretrovirinae. Other members of the genus Lentivirus include: bovine immunodeficiency virus; caprine arthritis encephalitis virus; feline immunodeficiency virus; human immunodeficiency virus 1; human immunodeficiency virus 2; ...

Serological survey on the presence and distribution of equine infectious anaemia in Iran

serological survey on the presence and distribution of equine infectious anaemia in iran

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An investigation of equine infectious anaemia infection in the central Anatolia region of Turkey.

In this study, 162 horses, 80 donkeys and 51 mule serum samples were collected in Konya city. Additionally, 64 horse serum samples from Ankara and 49 samples from Kayseri city were included in the study. A total of 406 serum samples were examined by agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antibody to equine infectious anaemia virus (EIAV) and no positiv...