Abstract
The Bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BoHV-5) belongs to the family Herpesviridae and subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae able to replicate in different tissues and it can remain in a state of latency, being reactivated in stressful situations. The BoHV-5 is the causal agent of nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis usually a fatal stroke that affects mainly young cattle. The BoHV-5 has unknown mechanisms …