Horse: Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) – PCR

swab without medium (nose or pharynx), bronchoalveolar lavage, abortion material incl. placenta, EB (upon request, the detection from buffy coat is also possible, in this case, at least 5 ml EB is required), CSF, aqueous humour. According to recent studies, it is recommended to also examine EB in parallel with the swabs/organ material.

realtime PCR

1–3 working days

• Blood tests are only useful in the febrile phase. Recently, the submission of organ/swab material plus EB has been recommended. The samples are pooled to increase the chance of detection.
• PCR for EHV-1 includes differentiation of the neuropathogenic variant.
• Testing for EHV-1 and/or EHV-4 or EHV-2 and EHV-5 is also part of several profiles (see Profiles / Horse / PCR Profiles).