Equine Encephalosis Virus in India, 2008

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 898 - 901
• Main Authors: Yadav, Pragya D., Albariño, César G., Nyayanit, Dimpal A., Guerrero, Lisa, Jenks, M. Harley, Sarkale, Prasad, Nichol, Stuart T., Mourya, Devendra T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2018; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Care and treatment; Ceratopogonidae - virology; Dispatch; Dosage and administration; equine; Equine encephalomyelitis; Equine Encephalosis Virus in India, 2008; Health aspects; horse; Horse Diseases - epidemiology; Horse Diseases - virology; Horses; India - epidemiology; isolate; next-generation sequencing; NGS; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents; Orbivirus - genetics; Orbivirus - isolation & purification; Phylogeny; Reoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Reoviridae Infections - veterinary; Reoviridae Infections - virology; Reovirus; Risk factors; Vaccines; India; horse; isolate; viruses; next-generation sequencing; NGS; equine encephalosis virus; Reovirus; India; equine
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2405.171844

A virus isolated from a sick horse from India in 2008 was confirmed by next-generation sequencing analysis to be equine encephalosis virus (EEV). EEV in India is concerning because several species of Culicoides midge, which play a major role in EEV natural maintenance and transmission, are present i...