Group Group I (dsDNA) Subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae Order Herpesvirales | Family Herpesviridae Genus Varicellovirus | |
Species Equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9) Similar Varicellovirus, Equine herpesvirus 1, Herpesvirales, Gallid herpesvirus 1, Alphaherpesvirinae | ||
Equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9) is a virus of the family Herpesviridae that isolated from a case of epizootic encephalitis in a herd of Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni) in 1993. Fatal encephalitis was reported from Thomson's gazelle, Giraffe, and Polar bear in natural infections. The virus was reported in an aborted Persian onager and a polar bear.
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