Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with chronic wasting due to equine hepacivirus?
By Elia, G et al.·Published in Transboundary and emerging diseases·2017·Department of Veterinary Medicine, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Equine hepacivirus persistent infection in a horse with chronic wasting.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A horse was found to have a persistent infection with equine hepacivirus, which is similar to the virus that causes hepatitis C in humans. This horse showed signs of chronic wasting, meaning it was losing weight and not doing well over a period of 15 months. Throughout this time, the horse continued to have high levels of the virus in its blood, indicating that the infection was ongoing and not improving. The situation suggests that the horse is dealing with a long-term health issue related to this virus.
Abstract
Equine hepacivirus is the closest homologue of hepatitis C virus. Limited data on the clinical features of this infection are available. We report the identification of a horse with high-titre viremia by equine hepacivirus. Over a 15-month follow-up, the clinical signs and the viremic status persisted, suggesting a chronic evolution.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28707785/