Čemu su nas naučile virusne bolesti sportskih konja u Srbiji 2021 godine?

Abstract

Poslednjih godina se u svetu sve više govori o određenim virusnim bolestima koje posebno pogađaju sportske konje i ugrožavaju održavanje raznih takmičenja i manifestacija. Pored uobičajenih virusnih bolesti, za koje se sprovodi kontrola, kao što su infektivna anemija konja i influenca konja, poslednjih godina veliki problem za organizatore i sportiste predstavlja neurotropni herpes virus 1 (EHV-1). Iako se unazad više godina govori o herpes virusu kao o potencijalno opasnoj bolesti po sportske konje, do sada nisu preduzete značajnije mere u njegovom suzbijanju i kontroli. Krajem 2020. godine na više lokacija u Srbiji su se desili brojni slučajevi oboljevanja konja sa neurološkim simptomima kao i naknadna uginuća konja za koja nije utvrđen uzrok. Takođe, influenca konja uvek postoji kao objektivna opasnost: u julu 2021. godine na hipodromu Zagreb (Hrvatska) tokom održavanja Balkanskog šampionata u vožnji zaprega, utvrđen je virus influence nakon čega je hipodrom stavljen u karantin, Da bi sportske manifestacije mogle da se održavaju kao i kompletan biznis sa konjima, jedan od preduslova za sprečavanje pojavljivanja novih bolesti je kontinuirano praćenje epizootiološke situacije, pravovremena dijagnostika i sprovođenje odgovarajućih mera prevencije.

In recent years, there has been an increasing concern around the world about certain viral diseases that particularly affect sports horses and jeopardize the holding of various competitions and events. In addition to common viral diseases, which are monitored and controlled, such as infections horse anemia and horse influenza, in recent years a major problem for organizers and athletes has been caused by the neurotrophic equine herpes virus 1. Although the herpes virus has been identified as a potentially dangerous disease for sports horses for several years, no major measures have been taken so far to suppress and controlling the disease. At the end of 2020, there were numerous cases of horses with neurological symptoms in several locations in Serbia, as well as subsequent horse deaths in which the cause was not confirmed. Horse influenza also exists as a continuous and objective danger: in July 2021, at the event held on hippodrome Zagreb, Croatia, several horses were tested positive for equine influenza and hippodrome was put under quarantine. In order for horse sports events to be held as well as the unimpeded horses business to go on, one of the prerequisites for the prevention of new diseases is the continuous monitoring of the epizootic situation, timely diagnosis and implementation of an appropriate prevention measures.