''Caprine alphaherpesvirus 1'' (CpHV-1) is a species of virus known to infect goats worldwide. It has been shown to produce systemic and respiratory symptoms in kids and to cause abortions in adult goats.
The virus is in the genus ''
Varicellovirus
''Varicellovirus'' (var′i-sel′ō-vi′rŭs) is a genus of viruses belonging to subfamily ''Alphaherpesvirinae'', a member of family ''Herpesviridae''. Humans and other mammals serve as natural hosts. There are 19 species in this genus. Disea ...
'', subfamily ''
Alphaherpesvirinae'', family ''
Herpesviridae'', and order ''
Herpesvirales''.
It is less studied than some of the other ruminant viruses in the genus ''Varicellovirus'' including ''
Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1'' (BoHV-1), and research conflicts about its level of species specificity and its ability to cause bovine infection and illness. Like many other members of its genus, CpHV-1 has been shown to replicate in the respiratory tract and to cause latent infections.
There is not currently a vaccine.
References
Alphaherpesvirinae
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