What is the Herpes Herpes virus (EHV)?
Herpes virus Herpes (EHV) is also known as rhinopneumonitis or simply rhinoceros. EHV is a highly infectious Herpes virus. The initial symptoms are mild fever, cough and other symptoms of respiratory anxiety. A shock can also be observed from the nose. Advanced or mutated stages show neurological symptoms such as ataxia: weakness, vibration, wobblliness and "dog sitting"). Due to the persistence of the virus, infections are easy to move between barns, racing runways, training centers and over the state lines.
The virus dies quickly in the environment, but once safely inside the carrier horse can escape the recognition of the immune system. When a carrier horse becomes a stress, as in the case of severe exercise, transport, injury, other infections or even vaccination, the Timune system can weaken and allow the carriers to get rid of the virus. Breeding farms have a high risk of infecting this virus. The population of horse and racing horses is the most vulnerable to the EHV due to constant trading with thoseIto athletes.
EHV exists in five forms, the EHV-1 and EHV-4 are most concerned. Both strains can cause significant respiratory diseases, especially in young or immune endangered horses. In more advanced cases, abortions were observed in mares and sporadic outbreaks of neurological diseases. Since 2003, it seems that the mutation neurological form of EHV-1 is on the rise and focus has led to a number of deaths. Adult horses who do not worry are the greatest risk of EHV-4 neurological strains.
The outbreak may occur when the hiding horse is in close contact with receptive horses. Often the carrier of the virus does not have to show any symptoms of EHV. The virus spreads through the airways, infectious nasal discharge, placental fluids and aborted fruits.
Some career horses are vaccinated as often as every 3-4 months. There is some suspicion that this frequent vaccination PROgram contributes to mutation of neurological and more virulent EHV tribes. Although vaccines do not completely before infection, they reduce the level of the virus of the virus by a symptomatic horse.
The administration of the barn and horses is extremely important with the EHV. For the active barn, quarantine is necessary for every incoming horse in the first six weeks. The stalls should be completely disinfected before and after the occupation of each stand.
The highest risk horses should be strictly isolated from horses traveling in and out of your barn. When he's away from home, never let horses share equipment, buckets and feeders. If you are necessary to procrace a horse that is to be stopped in an unknown environment, he nuns his horse to protect him from exposure to everything that can be contaminated by EHV. As with all good horse care, minimize stress and maximize solid nutrition.
For simple cases, insulation and rest of the stand will allow the virus to perform your course in 3-4 weeks. To heal according to the degree of symptoms. The best is upNout with antibiotics unless complications or secondary infections are present. The best is the quarantines of the barn for 30 days after the last sign of the EHV has passed. EHV is not susceptible to frequent main mutations, so that peace coexistence can develop between your horse's immune system and the virus.