Arteriviridae characters
Spherical
Enveloped
Genome
single stranded positive sense rna
Equine viral enteritis synonyms
Pink eye
Influenza erysipelatosa
Infectious cellulitis
Transmission of equine arteritis virus
Respiratory and veneral route( semen of carrier stallions)
Pathogenesis of equine arteritis virus
First affects alveolar macrophages
And endothelil cells
Then to bronchial lymph nodes
Then to blood stream
Incubation period of equine arteritis virus
3 to 14 days
Clinical signs of equi e arteritis
High fever Leukopenia Depression Edema Bronchointerstitial pneumonia Abortion
Lesions are
Edema
Haemorrhage
Pulmonary edema
Aborted fetuses
Isolatio n
Rabbit kidney cell
Rtpcr
Vaccinatuon
Live attenuated vaccines
Colts vaccinated at 6 to 8 months before puberty