Influenza A Virus Subtype H3N8 - Incubation Period

Incubation Period

This is the time from when a horse gets exposed to the time when it gets sick. It is quite short for equine influenza: usually 1–3 days (although it might be as long as 7 days in some circumstances). That is actually a good thing from a control standpoint, because you know sooner rather than later if exposed horses have really been infected (and are infectious). Diseases that have very long incubation periods can be more difficult to control.

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