Equine Herpesviruses Volume II
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 174
Special Issue Editor
Interests: veterinary virology; herpesviruses; immunology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The most relevant equine herpesviruses (EHV) in horses include EHV-1, EHV-2, EHV-3, EHV-4 and EHV-5. These viruses fall into two main subfamilies, the alphaherpesvirinae (EHV-1, EHV-3 and EHV-4) and the gammaherpesvirinae (EHV-2 and EHV-5), and are ubiquitous in horses. Clinical manifestations in horses include respiratory disease, ocular disease, genital lesions, abortions, neonatal foal death and neurological disease.
Currently, most research is focused on EHV-1 because secondary disease manifestations such as abortions and neurological disease are unique to EHV-1 and have a significant economic impact. However, much can be learned from identifying similarities and differences of all the equine herpesviruses. The scope of this Special Issue will be to further our understanding of the unique viral features and virus–host interactions of equine herpesviruses. We invite authors to submit original research or review articles investigating equine herpesviruses with a focus on the following:
- Viral genetics;
- Disease and disease models;
- Diagnosis;
- Pathogenesis;
- Viral and host risk factors;
- Innate and adaptive immunity and immune evasion;
- Treatment and prevention;
- Latency establishment and reactivation.
Dr. Gisela Soboll Hussey
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- equine herpesvirus
- equine herpesvirus encephalomyelopathy
- equine coital exanthema virus
- equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis
- genomic structure
- pathogenesis
- immunity
- vaccination
- latency
