Seroprevalence of Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) and Equine Herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) in the Northern Moroccan Horse Populations
El Brini, Zineb, Fassi Fihri, Ouafaa, Paillot, Romain, Lotfi, Chafiqa, Amraoui, Farid, El Ouadi, Hanane, Dehhaoui, Mohamed, Colitti, Barbara, Alyakine, Hassan and Piro, Mohammed (2021) Seroprevalence of Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) and Equine Herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) in the Northern Moroccan Horse Populations. Animals, 11 (10). p. 2851. ISSN 2076-2615
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Abstract
This study reports the first equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) and equine herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4) seroprevalence investigation in horse populations of Morocco in 24 years. It also aims to determine antibody titers in horses vaccinated under field conditions with a monovalent EHV-1 vaccine. Blood samples were collected from 405 horses, including 163 unvaccinated and 242 vaccinated animals. They were tested using a commercial type-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a virus neutralization test (VNT). Overall, 12.8% unvaccinated, and 21.8% vaccinated horses were positive for EHV-1. All samples were positive for EHV-4 when tested with the type-specific ELISA. In the vaccinated group, the VNT revealed a mean antibody titer of 1:49 for EHV-1 and 1:45 for EHV-4. The present study demonstrates that EHV-1 and EHV-4 are endemic in the horse populations in the north of Morocco, with prevalence differences between regions. Furthermore, horses vaccinated with a monovalent EHV-1 vaccine had low antibodies titers. This study highlights the necessity to establish and/or support efficient biosecurity strategies based on sound management of horses and characterize further and potentially improve the efficiency of the EHV vaccines and vaccination protocol used in the field.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Equine & Veterinary Physiotherapy |
| Depositing User: | Dr Romain Paillot |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2023 08:44 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2023 11:49 |
| URI: | https://writtle.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/15215 |
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