Abstract

Equine Herpes Virus- 1 (EHV-1) is a widespread viral pathogen in equines causing significant mortality and affections like respiratory disease, abortions and devastating Equine Herpes Myeloencephalitis (EHM). The article presents PCR confirmation of EHV-1from equine keratitis. The affected eye of the animal had nummular keratitis with coin shaped (Nummular) lesions on the corneal stroma. Nummular keratitis a feature of viral kerato-conjunctivitis in humans. More experimental studies are needed to understand the pathogenesis of EHV-1 induced equine ocular infections. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first ever clinical case report of EHV-1 from equine corneal disease from India.

Keywords : Equine Herpes Virus-1, Keratitis, Fluorescein test