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| − | ===Equine viral arteritis (EVA)=== | + | ===[[Equine Viral Arteritis]]=== |
| − | *Causative agent: [[Arteriviridae|equine arterivirus]]
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| − | *[[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology|Rhinitis]], peripheral oedema, [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology|bronchitis/bronchiolitis]], conjunctivitis, periorbital oedema
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| − | *Replicates in macrophages and endothelial cells
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| − | *Disseminates via the circulatory system causing necrotising arteritis
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| − | *[[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|Interstitial pneumonia]]
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| − | *Transmitted by respiratory and venereal routes through direct contact with infected horse or its secretions
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| − | *Stallion are a reservoir of infection as they are chronic shedders
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