Equine herpesvirus 5
Species of virus
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Equine herpesvirus 5 is a species of virus in the genus Percavirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Orthoherpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. It is thought to be the cause of a chronic lung disease of adult horses; equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis.[2]
| Equine herpesvirus 5 | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Peploviricota |
| Class: | Herviviricetes |
| Order: | Herpesvirales |
| Family: | Orthoherpesviridae |
| Genus: | Percavirus |
| Species: | Percavirus equidgamma5 |
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