Virus and horse specific risk factors for EHV1 neurological disease
The University of Melbourne
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Project code: PRJ-003758
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Project stage: Closed
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Project start date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Project completion date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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National Priority: HOR-Thoroughbred diseases and parasites
Summary
Develop methodologies to predict the neuropathogenic potential of equine herpesvirus Type 1 strains circulating in Australia.
The following journal article from this project has been published: “Comparing the genetic diversity of ORF30 Australian isolates of 3 equid alphaherpesviruses” Vet Microbiol 2014, 169:50.
Program
Thoroughbred Horses
Research Organisation
The University of Melbourne
Objective Summary
To investigate virus and horse-specific risk factors that are important for the development of equine herpesvirus-1 neurological disease.