Group Group I (dsDNA) Subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae Rank Species | Family Herpesviridae Genus Rhadinovirus | |
Similar Equine herpesvirus 1, Gallid herpesvirus 1, Alphaherpesvirinae, Lymphocryptovirus, Varicellovirus | ||
Equine herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2) is a virus of the family Herpesviridae, originally known as equine cytomegalovirus due to its slow replication in tissue culture. However, complete sequencing of the EHV-2 genome has demonstrated that it is a member of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, in the genus Rhadinovirus. It has an uncertain role in respiratory disease in horses, but EHV-2 has been isolated from cases exhibiting symptoms such as coughing, conjunctivitis, and swollen submaxillary and parotid lymph nodes.
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