Equine viral arteritis

Alphaarterivirus equid
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Arteriviridae
Subfamily: Equarterivirinae
Genus: Alphaarterivirus
Species:
Alphaarterivirus equid

Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is a disease of horses caused by a virus of the species Alphaarterivirus equid, an RNA virus.[1][2] It is the only species in the genus Alphaarterivirus, and that is the only genus in the Equarterivirinae subfamily. The virus which causes EVA was first isolated in 1953, but the disease has afflicted equine animals worldwide for centuries. It has been more common in some breeds of horses in the United States, but there is no breed "immunity". In the UK, it is a notifiable disease.[3] There is no known human hazard.[4]

  1. ^ "Equine Viral Arteritis: Introduction". The Merck Veterinary Manual. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  2. ^ Balasuriya & Snijder (2008). "Arteriviruses". Animal Viruses: Molecular Biology. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-22-6.
  3. ^ "Defra, UK - Disease surveillance and control - Notifiable diseases - Equine Viral Arteritis". Archived from the original on 2010-11-15.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kolk 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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