Equid alphaherpesvirus 9

Species of virus

Equid alphaherpesvirus 9
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Peploviricota
Class:	Herviviricetes
Order:	Herpesvirales
Family:	Orthoherpesviridae
Genus:	Varicellovirus
Species:	Equid alphaherpesvirus 9

Equine alphaherpesvirus 9 (EHV-9) is a species of virus in the genus Varicellovirus, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. It was first isolated from a case of epizootic encephalitis in a herd of Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni) in 1993. Fatal encephalitis was reported from Thomson's gazelle, giraffe, and polar bear^[1] in natural infections. The virus was reported in an aborted Persian onager and a polar bear.^[2]

References

^ Donovan TA, Schrenzel MD, Tucker T, Pessier AP, Bicknese B, Busch MD, Wise AG, Maes R, Kiupel M, McKnight C, Nordhausen RW (2009). "Meningoencephalitis in a polar bear caused by equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9)". Vet. Pathol. 46 (6): 1138–43. doi:10.1354/vp.09-VP-0007-D-CR. PMID 19605910. S2CID 2925821.
^ Schrenzel MD, Tucker TA, Donovan TA, Busch MD, Wise AG, Maes RK, Kiupel M (2008). "New hosts for equine herpesvirus 9". Emerging Infect. Dis. 14 (10): 1616–9. doi:10.3201/eid1410.080703. PMC 2609862. PMID 18826828.

External links

Data related to Equid alphaherpesvirus 9 at Wikispecies

Taxonomy of the Herpesvirales

Higher taxonomy: Duplodnaviria > Heunggongvirae > Peploviricota > Herviviricetes > Herpesvirales

Malacoherpesviridae

Aurivirus	AbHV-1
Ostreavirus	OsHV-1

Alloherpesviridae

Batrachovirus	RaHV-1 2 3
Cyprinivirus	AngHV-1 CyHV-1 2 3
Ictalurivirus	AciHV-2 IcHV-1 2
Salmonivirus	SalHV-1 2 3

Herpesviridae

IgHV-2

α

ChHV-6

Iltovirus	GaHV-1 PsHV-1
Mardivirus	AnHV-1 CoHV-1 GaHV-2 3 MeHV-1 SpAHV-1
Scutavirus	ChHV-5 TeHV-3
Simplexvirus	AtHV-1 BoHV-2 CeHV-2 HHV-1 2 LeHV-4 McHV-1 2 3 MaHV-1 2 PnHV-3 PaHV-2 PtHV-1 SaHV-1
Varicellovirus	BoHV-1 5 BuHV-1 CaHV-1 CpHV-1 CeHV-9 CvHV-1 2 3 EHV-1 3 4 8 9 FeHV-1 HHV-3 MoHV-1 PhHV-1 SuHV-1

Cytomegalovirus	AoHV-1 CbHV-1 CeHV-5 HHV-5 McHV-3 8 MnHV-1 PnHV-2 PaHV-3 4 SaHV-4
Muromegalovirus	MuHV-1 2 8
Proboscivirus	ElHV-1 4 5
Quwivirus	CaHV-2 MschBHV1 TuHV-1
Roseolovirus	HHV-6A 6B 7 McHV-9 MuHV-3 SuHV-2

γ

EHV-7
PhHV-2
SgHV-1

Bossavirus	DeHV-1
Lymphocryptovirus	CalHV-3 CeHV-14 GoHV-1 HHV-4 McHV-4 10 PnHV-1 PaHV-1 PoHV-2
Macavirus	AlHV-1 2 BoHV-6 CpHV-2 HiHV-1 OvHV-2 SuHV-3 4 5
Manticavirus	PhaHV-1 VoHV-1
Percavirus	EHV-2 5 FeHV-1 MusHV-1 PhHV-3 VeHV-1
Patagivirus	VeHV-3
Rhadinovirus	AtHV-2 3 BoHV-4 CrHV-2 HHV-8 McHV-5 8 11 12 MuHV-4 7 SaHV-2