Influenza equina. Aislamiento del virus A/EQUI/2 (H3 N8)

Report of 2018 equine influenza outbreak in Chile

“…In Chile, the first outbreak of equine influenza (EI) was described in 1963 (Fuschlocher et al 1963). In 1977, the EIV was isolated, corresponding to the H7N7 subtype (Casanova et al 1977), later in 1985, the H3N8 subtype was isolated (Berríos et al 1986). Another outbreak was reported in Chile in March 1992 where the isolate was identified as H3N8 subtype (Celedón et al 1992).…”