Some important Equine Viral Diseases are African Horse Sickness, Equine Adenovirus Infection, Equine Coital Exanthema, Equine Encephalomyelitis, Equine Infectious Anaemia, Equine Influenza, Equine Viral Arteritis, Rotavirus Infection.
African horse sickness is an arthropod-borne, viral disease which is manifested in a severe highly fatal form as well as chronic and mild forms.
Equine adenoviruses are found in the upper respiratory tract of many horses worldwide.
Equine Encephalomyelitis (Equine encephalitis) is usually a benign, venereal, viral disease, which occurs mainly during the breeding season.
Equine encephalitis is also caused by a bornavirus (Bornaviridae), the flaviviruses (Flaviviridae), West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is a persistent viral disease varying widely in severity from subclinical to life threatening.
Equine influenza is an acute, highly contagious, rapidly spreading viral infection of the respiratory tract of horses and donkeys.
Equine Viral Arteritis (Pink eye) is a highly contagious, systemic, viral disease of equids, which is frequently accompanied by abortion.
Rotavirus has been incriminated as a cause of enteritis and diarrhea in foals less than three months of age.
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