Genome Sequences of Equine Herpesvirus 1 Strains from a European Outbreak of Neurological Disorders Linked to a Horse Gathering in Valencia, Spain, in 2021

Nick Vereecke; Flora Carnet; Stéphane Pronost; Katleen Vanschandevijl; Sebastiaan Theuns; Hans Nauwynck

doi:10.1128/MRA.00333-21

Genome Sequences of Equine Herpesvirus 1 Strains from a European Outbreak of Neurological Disorders Linked to a Horse Gathering in Valencia, Spain, in 2021

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 May 20;10(20):e00333-21. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00333-21.

Authors

Nick Vereecke^{1

2}, Flora Carnet^{3

4}, Stéphane Pronost^{3

4}, Katleen Vanschandevijl⁵, Sebastiaan Theuns^#², Hans Nauwynck^#^{6

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department Virology, Parasitology, and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium [email protected].
² PathoSense BV, Lier, Belgium.
³ LABÉO Frank Duncombe, Saint-Contest, France.
⁴ Normandie University, Unicaen, Biotargen, Caen, France.
⁵ Dierenkliniek de Bosdreef, Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium.
⁶ Department Virology, Parasitology, and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Five equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) genome sequences with links to an EHV-1 outbreak with neurological disorders after a horse gathering in Valencia, Spain, in February 2021, were determined. All strains showed the closest relationships to strains from Belgium and the United Kingdom, indicating a common source of infection.