Publications by authors named "Nadia Saklou"
Equine Herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) typically causes mild respiratory disease, but it can also cause late-term abortion, neonatal foal death and neurologic disease. Once a horse is infected, the virus concentrates to local lymphoid tissue, where it becomes latent. The virus can be reactivated during times of stress, which can lead to the initiation of devastating outbreaks.
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- - Equid herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) causes serious health issues in horses and is hard to eliminate from common horse housing materials, but its virus envelope's sensitivity to the environment may be useful for management.
- - Researchers investigated how long EHV-1 lasts on various materials (like leather and bedding) under different environmental conditions (4°C, indoors, outdoors) to see if these factors could limit the virus's persistence.
- - The study found that EHV-1 was viable for up to 48 hours and was most persistent indoors on wood shavings, while outdoor conditions reduced its survival; however, the methods used might not reflect real-life situations with nasal secretions.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) experimentally infected with a virulent strain of Mycobacterium bovis have been shown to transmit the bacterium to other deer and cattle (Bos taurus) by sharing of pen waste and feed. The risk of transmission of M. bovis bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine from orally vaccinated white-tailed deer to other deer and cattle, however, is not well understood.
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