IMMUNOLOGICAL METHOD FOR DETECTING HORSE HERPESVIRUS TYPE 1 AND 4 GLYCOPROTEIN G ANTIBODIES

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AU93/00253 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 25, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 25, 1995 PCT Filed May 28, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/24528 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 9, 1993Equine rhinopneumonitis and equine abortion are horse diseases caused by two distinct but antigenically related viruses designated as equine herpes virus 4 (EHV4) and equine herpes virus 1 (EHV1). Glycoprotein G (gG) epitopes of EHV1 and EHV4 of this invention allow for accurate, type-specific diagnosis of the infections despite extensive antigenic cross-reactivity between the two viruses.