Research Article
Molecular Detection of Equine Herpesvirus Types 1 and 4 Infection in Healthy Horses in Isfahan Central and Shahrekord Southwest Regions, Iran
Table 4
Occurrence of EHV-1 and EHV-4 infections in different horse breeds in Isfahan and Shahrekord.
| Breed | Number of samples collected | Number (%) of horses infected with virus |
Isf. |
Sha. | EHV-1 | EHV-4 | Both EHV-1 and EHV-4 | Isf. | Sha. | Isf. | Sha. | Isf. | Sha. |
| Standardbred | 18 | 13 | 4 (22.22) | 1 (7.69) | 4 (22.22) | 2 (15.38) | 3 (16.66) | 1 (7.69) | Thoroughbred | 21 | 15 | 3 (14.28) | 2 (13.33) | 4 (19.04) | 4 (26.66) | 3 (14.28) | 2 (13.33) | Arab | 7 | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (14.28) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Turkoman | 7 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Total | 53 | 37 | 7 (13.20) | 3 (8.10) | 9 (16.98) | 6 (16.21) | 6 (11.32) | 3 (8.10) |
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Keys: EHV-1: equine herpesvirus type 1; EHV-4: equine herpesvirus type 4; Isf.: Isfahan; Sha.: Shahrekord.
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