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Equid alphaherpesvirus 9

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Equid alphaherpesvirus 9
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Varicellovirus
Species:
Equid alphaherpesvirus 9

Equine alphaherpesvirus 9 (EHV-9) is a species of virus in the genus Varicellovirus, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. It was first isolated from a case of epizootic encephalitis in a herd of Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni) in 1993. Fatal encephalitis was reported from Thomson's gazelle, giraffe, and polar bear[1] in natural infections. The virus was reported in an aborted Persian onager and a polar bear.[2]

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  1. ^ Donovan TA, Schrenzel MD, Tucker T, Pessier AP, Bicknese B, Busch MD, Wise AG, Maes R, Kiupel M, McKnight C, Nordhausen RW (2009). "Meningoencephalitis in a polar bear caused by equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9)". Vet. Pathol. 46 (6): 1138–43. doi:10.1354/vp.09-VP-0007-D-CR. PMID 19605910. S2CID 2925821.
  2. ^ Schrenzel MD, Tucker TA, Donovan TA, Busch MD, Wise AG, Maes RK, Kiupel M (2008). "New hosts for equine herpesvirus 9". Emerging Infect. Dis. 14 (10): 1616–9. doi:10.3201/eid1410.080703. PMC 2609862. PMID 18826828.
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