Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Virol J. 2022 Jan 6;19(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s12985-021-01738-2.
Equine herpesvirus-8 (EHV-8) is one of the most economically significant viruses that infect mammals of the genus Equus worldwide, which cause severe respiratory diseases and abortion in horses. However, there is no report of abortion caused by EHV-8 in donkeys.
The present case report is about a 4-year-old donkey having an abortion and showing a serious respiratory issue on the 296th day of pregnancy. Bacteriological and molecular tests were used to screen possible bacterial/viral pathogens to detect the etiological agent. Salmonella abortus equi, EHV-1, EHV-4, and EAV were all negative in the current study. EHV-8, on the other hand, was the only agent that was isolated and identified.
This was for the first time that EHV-8 had been isolated from a donkey in China. EHV-8 infection can cause abortion in donkeys; therefore, veterinarians and breeders should be aware of it.
马疱疹病毒 8 型（EHV-8）是一种在全球马属动物中感染的具有重要经济意义的病毒之一，它可引起马的严重呼吸道疾病和流产。然而，目前尚无 EHV-8 引起驴流产的报道。
本病例报告介绍了一例 4 岁母驴在妊娠 296 天发生流产，并出现严重呼吸道问题。采用细菌学和分子检测方法筛选可能的细菌/病毒病原体，以检测病因。在本研究中，均未检出流产沙门氏菌、EHV-1、EHV-4 和 EAV。另一方面，仅分离和鉴定出 EHV-8。
这是首次在中国从驴中分离出 EHV-8。EHV-8 感染可导致驴流产；因此，兽医和饲养员应注意这一点。
