© 2018 Blackwell Verlag GmbH A new outbreak of equine Influenza A virus (IAV) was reported in Chile in January 2018, 6 years after its last report in 2012. Equine IAV was detected by rtRT-PCR, followed by virus isolation ...

The present study reports an outbreak of equine influenza (EI) occurred in Chile in January 2018, with cases spread along the country, from the Atacama to the Magallanes Region. The virus identified corresponded to the ...

The equine influenza virus is the causal agent of influenza in horses. In July 2006, horses from various regions of Chile presented fever, serious nasal discharge, dry cough, anorexia and depression. Here we describe the ...

Romain Paillot, dEPHE, PhD, HDR. Dr. Paillot’s main research looks at equine immunity and equine respiratory pathogens (EIV, EHV, and streptococci). His work aims to improve our understanding of immunity induced by ...

The aim of this work was to study the molecular characteristics of H3N8 EIV detected in Argentina, estimate their diversification and infer the potential source of infections. Nucleotide and deduced amino acid (aa) sequences ...

Equine influenza (EI) virus is one of the most economically important pathogens of respiratory diseases of horses worldwide. Despite availability of vaccines for control of EI, the highly contagious nature and variability ...

H3N8 influenza virus strains have been associated with infectious disease in equine populations throughout the world. Although current vaccines for equine influenza stimulate a protective humoral immune response against ...