Resumen

PEROZO, Edison. Equine Viral Arteritis: A Review. Rev.Fac. de Ciencias Veterinarias [online]. 2005, vol.46, n.2, pp.74-86. ISSN 0258-6576.

Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is a contagious viral disease of the equine caused by arterivirus (equine arteritis virus) that had frequently been overviewed with other diseases that have clinical representation particulary caused by herpesvirus type 1 and 4 or equine viral influenza. This pathology has demonstrated that causes important economical losses worldwide, in the equine industry by causing abortion outbreaks and animals death often associated with horse congregation and mobilizations. Also, this pathology has a fast dissemination of the virus that may happen at racetrack, jockey clubs, auctions and farms. Lesions and characteristics in the arteriolas in infected horses originated the named in the past. The EVA is very similar to older equine diseases, like those refered at the end of XIX and the beginning of XX centuries due to the variety of clinical terms that describes the disease, as cellulite infection and pink eye, etc. In 1953, the virus was identified as differed from etiological entity different to the Equine Rinopheumonitis caused Influenza. This new identification took place after a reproductive syndrome outbreak in Standardbred mares, near to Bucyrus (Ohio, USA). Because of the importance of this pathology for equine industry worldwide, the objective of this review was to illustrate the characteristics of the virus, distribution of the disease, transmition, clinical signs, immunity, and features such as diagnosis, control and prevention of the disease.

Palabras clave : Horses; equine viral arteritis; abortion; respiratory diseases; sexually transmitted diseases.