Meningoencephalitis caused by Bovine alphaherpesvirus 5 in Pernambuco, Brazil

Confirmation by PCR of the BoHV5 occurrence among cases of neurological diseases in cattle shows the importance of molecular tests for definitive diagnosis, mainly for suspected cases of The distribution of diseases of neurological origin can vary due to regional particularities. For this reason, it is necessary to identify the agents of regional circulation such that appropriate strategies can be conducted to minimize losses (Queiroz et al., 2018). In addition, the low frequency of disease reports caused by BoHV5 is related to the difficulty in identifying the cause due to the similarity of the clinical signs and the difficulty in performing differential diagnoses. This is due to the multiple signs or lack of technical structure in the laboratories (Aquino Neto et al., 2009) added to the lack of knowledge of BoHV5 occurrence in the region or the particularities associated with the infection by the agent.