Seroprevalence and risk factors for infection with equine coronavirus in healthy horses in the USA.

Autor: Kooijman LJ; Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 114, Utrecht 3584CM, The Netherlands., James K; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA., Mapes SM; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA., Theelen MJ; Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 114, Utrecht 3584CM, The Netherlands., Pusterla N; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA. Electronic address: npusterla@ucdavis.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) [Vet J] 2017 Feb; Vol. 220, pp. 91-94. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.01.007
Abstrakt: Equine coronavirus (ECoV) is considered an enteric pathogen of foals and has only recently been associated with infections in adult horses. Seroprevalence data is needed to better understand the epidemiology of ECoV in adult horses, evaluate diagnostic modalities and develop preventive measures. The objective of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence and selective risk factors for ECoV in 5247 healthy adult horses in the USA, using a recently established and validated IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Prevalence factors analysed in this study included geographic region, age, breed, sex and use. A total of 504/5247 horses (9.6%) horses tested seropositive. Geographic region (Mid-West; P = 0.008), breed (Draft horses; P = 0.003) and specific uses of horses (ranch/farm, P = 0.034; breeding use, P = 0.016) were all statistically significant risk factors for seropositivity.
(Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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