Equine Viral Arteritis: Essential Facts About the Disease
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Although outbreaks are uncommon, equine viral arteritis is an important disease because of the potential risk of abortion in mares and establishment of the carrier state in a relatively high percentage of infected stallions. Equine arteritis virus carrier stallions constitute an important reservoir of infection, and appropriate precautions have to be taken when nonimmunized mares are inseminated with virus-infective semen. Equine viral arteritis is a manageable infection and prevention programs have been developed that have proven successful in controlling this disease. Authors’ address: Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Dept. of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0099. r 1997 AAEP.
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Equine Viral Arteritis
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