Equine Herpesvirus 1 LAMP Detection Kit

Equine Herpesvirus 1 LAMP Detection Kit

Equine Herpesvirus 1 is a highly contagious alpha-herpesvirus causing respiratory disease, abortion storms, neonatal foal death, and equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), a potentially fatal neurological syndrome in horses. EHV-1 is endemic in Australia's horse population, with outbreaks regularly reported across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. The equine industry contributes over $9 billion annually to the Australian economy, making EHV-1 outbreaks economically devastating through racing cancellations, breeding losses, and movement restrictions. The virus establishes latent infection in trigeminal ganglia, allowing reactivation during stress. Surveillance is critical at equine events, sales facilities, and breeding operations to prevent large-scale outbreak scenarios.

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) is a molecular biology technique that copies DNA or RNA at a single, constant temperature. By eliminating the rapid heat cycling required by traditional PCR, this method relies on specialized strand-displacement polymerases to unzip and replicate genetic material.

This biological approach removes the need for expensive, bulky thermal cyclers, allowing assays to run on simple, low-cost heating equipment. Delivering highly sensitive results in just 20 to 30 minutes, isothermal amplification provides a fast, affordable, and exceptionally portable solution for field testing and decentralized point-of-care diagnostics.

The Equine Herpesvirus 1 LAMP Detection Kit simplifies detection Equine Herpesvirus 1 nucleic acid by amplifying target DNA at a constant temperature. 

• All-in-one box: reagents and plasticware included
  
  
• Results in under 30 min
  
  

Platform: Genie LITE, Genie III and Genie HT

Application: Nucleic Acid detection of Equine Herpesvirus 1 genes

Target Analyte: Equine Herpesvirus 1 DNA

Technology: LAMP