Serological Monitoring of the Spread of Equine Influenza Virus and Equine Herpesviruses type 1 and 4 in the Horse Population of the Kyrgyz Republic

Clinical signs of respiratory infection are observed annually among the horse population of the Kyrgyz Republic.In this regard, we collected 289 blood serum samples from horses and tested them using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the presence of antibodies against equine influenza virus (EIV) and equine herpesviruses type 1 and 4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4).The results of the studies showed that virus-specific antibodies against EHV-4 were detected in all collected blood serum samples.Antibodies against EIV were detected in 54% of the tested samples, while only 3.9% tested positive for EHV-1.These results can serve as fundamental data for preventing the spread of equine infectious diseases in Kyrgyz Republic in the future.