Equid gammaherpesvirus 5

Percavirus equidgamma5
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Peploviricota
Class:	Herviviricetes
Order:	Herpesvirales
Family:	Orthoherpesviridae
Genus:	Percavirus
Species:	Percavirus equidgamma5
Synonyms
	Equid gammaherpesvirus 5; Equid herpesvirus 5; Equine herpesvirus 5;

Last updated May 29, 2025

Equid gammaherpesvirus 5 (EHV-5), also called Equine herpesvirus 5, is a species of virus in the genus Percavirus , subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae , family Herpesviridae , and order Herpesvirales . It is thought to be the cause of a chronic lung disease of adult horses; equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis.^[2]

References

↑ "History of the taxon: Species: Percavirus equidgamma5 (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ictv.global. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
↑ Williams, KJ (March 2014). "Gammaherpesviruses and Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence From Humans, Horses, and Rodents" . Veterinary Pathology. 51 (2): 372–384. doi:10.1177/0300985814521838. PMID 24569614. S2CID 22704874.

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[1] "History of the taxon: Species: Percavirus equidgamma5 (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ictv.global. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

[Williams2014-2] Williams, KJ (March 2014). "Gammaherpesviruses and Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence From Humans, Horses, and Rodents" . Veterinary Pathology. 51 (2): 372–384. doi:10.1177/0300985814521838. PMID 24569614. S2CID 22704874.

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