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Table 3 Detection of EHV-4 nucleic acid and clinical signs recorded for 90 Thoroughbreds at an auction sale

From: Detection of equine herpesvirus-4 and physiological stress patterns in young Thoroughbreds consigned to a South African auction sale

EHV-4 nucleic acid

Pyrexia

Nasal discharge

Number (%) of study population

-

-

-

12 (13.3)

-

+

-

13 (14.4)

-

-

+

25 (27.8)

-

+

+

27 (30)

+

-

-

0 (0)

+

+

-

0 (0)

+

-

+

5 (5.6)

+

+

+

8 (8.9)

  1. (+) = detected; (−) = not detected