African Horse Sickness
African horse sickness is a non-contagious, vector-transmitted disease affecting all species of equidae (mainly horses, mules, donkeys and zebras). While the disease is usually fatal in horses, other equine species and their crossbreds may display only mild clinical signs.
AHS is endemic in the central African regions. Outbreaks in Europe occurred in Spain (1987-1990) and Portugal (1989). The spread of the disease depends on the occurrence of its main vector, Culicoides ssp.
Clinical signs of AHS are fever, hemorrhages and edema of subcutaneous tissues, lungs and heart. As the characteristics and clinical signs of the disease can easily be confused with those of other diseases, laboratory diagnosis of AHS is very important.
Prionics offers two highly effective ELISA tests for the diagnosis of HSV in horses, produced by Ingenasa:
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Diagnostic Kits
Ingezim AHSV COMPAC PLUS
Prod. No.
5023005 (2 plate kit)
5023006 (5 plate kit)
Ingezim PEA DAS
Prod. No.
5023007 (1 plate kit)
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