equine viral rhinopneumonitis

equine viral rhinopneumonitis
a highly contagious disease of horses caused by a herpesvirus; characteristics include mild respiratory infection in young animals and abortion in mares exposed for the first time; in the latter it is called equine virus abortion.

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