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Is This A “Mutant” Virus?<br />

• Common question – Complicated issue<br />

• Short Answer:<br />

– No, this is not a new mutation in EHV-1<br />

• Longer Answer:<br />

– ~7 years ago researchers found a one molecule DNA difference between most EHV-1<br />

viruses isolated from abortion cases and neurological cases<br />

• The strains are labeled N752 and D752, or:<br />

– Abortion vs. Neurologic strains<br />

– Non-Neuropathogenic vs. Neuropathogenic

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