Gundasheva, D., 2018. Post infection and post vaccination immune response to equine influ-enza A virus and equine herpes virus 1 and 4 in horses. Bulg. J. Vet. Med., 21, No 4, 381–390.
DOI: 10.15547/bjvm.1079
The overview summarised data from contemporary studies on immune response
against two of the most contagious respiratory diseases in horses – influenza
and herpes viral infections. It goes over the generation of immune response in
this animal species after vaccination against the viral antigens. The knowledge
of mechanisms of immune system response to the infections and respective
vaccinations are essential for equine health, particularly with regard to full
recovery of their athletic performance.
Key
words: EHV-1 and 4, horses, immune response, influenza А (H7N7 and H3N8),
vac-cination