ID-197: Equine Viral Arteritis

Fernanda Camargo, Amy Lawyer, Peter Timony | Nov. 14, 2011 (New)

Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is a contagious disease of horses and other equine species caused by equine arteritis virus (EAV) that is found in horse populations in many countries. It was first isolated and identified in 1953 from the lung of an aborted fetus with characteristic pathologic changes in the smaller arteries, which is how the disease got its name.