Abstract
The Bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BoHV-5), family Herpesviridae, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, belongs to the genus Varicellovirus. This virus is able to replicate in different tissues such as neural tissue, glandular, lymphoid and parenchymal organs and can remain in a latent state and lodge in the nerve ganglia, reactivated in stressful situations. Initially considered subtype BoVH-1, bovi…