Gilkerson James R, Bailey Kirsten E, Diaz-Méndez Andrés, Hartley Carol A
Centre for Equine Infectious Disease, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Centre for Equine Infectious Disease, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2015 Apr;31(1):91-104. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2014.11.007. Epub 2015 Jan 31.
Many viral agents have been associated with respiratory disease of the horse. The most important viral causes of respiratory disease in horses are equine influenza and the equine alphaherpesviruses. Agents such as equine viral arteritis virus, African horse sickness virus, and Hendra virus establish systemic infections. Clinical signs of disease resulting from infection with these agents can manifest as respiratory disease, but the respiratory tract is not the major body system affected by these viruses. Treatment of viral respiratory disease is generally limited to supportive therapies, whereas targeted antimicrobial therapy is effective in cases of bacterial infection.
许多病毒病原体都与马的呼吸道疾病有关。马呼吸道疾病最重要的病毒病因是马流感和马α疱疹病毒。马病毒性动脉炎病毒、非洲马瘟病毒和亨德拉病毒等病原体可引发全身感染。感染这些病原体导致的疾病临床症状可能表现为呼吸道疾病，但呼吸道并非这些病毒主要影响的身体系统。病毒性呼吸道疾病的治疗通常仅限于支持性疗法，而针对性的抗菌疗法对细菌感染病例有效。
