1. Pathological changes in horses dying with equine influenza in Australia, 2007.
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Begg AP, Reece RL, Hum S, Townsend W, Gordon A, and Carrick J
- Subjects
- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Australia epidemiology, Bronchopneumonia microbiology, Bronchopneumonia mortality, Bronchopneumonia pathology, Female, Histocytochemistry veterinary, Horse Diseases mortality, Horses, Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype genetics, Orthomyxoviridae Infections mortality, Orthomyxoviridae Infections pathology, Orthomyxoviridae Infections virology, Pregnancy, RNA, Viral chemistry, RNA, Viral genetics, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Bronchopneumonia veterinary, Horse Diseases pathology, Horse Diseases virology, Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype isolation & purification, Orthomyxoviridae Infections veterinary
- Abstract
Analysis of pathology results from the 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak in Australia indicate that young foals in naïve horse populations are prone to developing broncho-interstitial pneumonia, and that this can be a rare manifestation of EI virus infection in mature horses. All horses may develop secondary bacterial bronchopneumonia, with mature horses more likely to die. EI outbreaks among heavily pregnant mares can result in increased neonatal losses because of premature placental separation and dystocia causing fetal hypoxia., (© 2011 The Authors. Australian Veterinary Journal © 2011 Australian Veterinary Association.)
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- 2011
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