1Associate Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, Arawali Veterinary College, Sikar, Rajasthan
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Animal Genetics & Breeding, Arawali Veterinary College, Sikar, Rajasthan
*Corresponding Author: Email: ganguly38@gmail.com
Online published on 4 November, 2016.
Swamp fever also known as equine infectious anemia is a viral disease of horses. The etiology belongs to the family Retroviridae and is transmitted by blood sucking insects and mosquitoes. Different strains of the virus have common group specific antigens, but subtypes have different glycoproteins. The disease occurs in Americas, Europe, South Africa and in Middle and far East Russia.
Horse, Swamp fever, Viral disease
