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| '''Birds''', particularly '''herons''', are '''maintenance hosts''' for JEV while '''pigs''' are '''amplifier hosts.''' | | '''Birds''', particularly '''herons''', are '''maintenance hosts''' for JEV while '''pigs''' are '''amplifier hosts.''' |
| ==Clinical Signs== | | ==Clinical Signs== |
− | '''Abortion in pregnant sows''', stillbirths, male '''infertility''', lack of libido, small litter sizes and '''heat on palpation''' of the testes and scrotum. | + | Key reproductive signs include '''Abortion in pregnant sows''', stillbirths, male '''infertility''', lack of libido, small litter sizes and '''heat on palpation''' of the testes and scrotum. |
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− | '''Neurological''' disease in '''horses''' features trembling, ataxia, incoordination, opisthotonus, hypermetria, aggression, blindness. | + | '''Neurological''' disease in '''horses''' features trembling, ataxia, incoordination, opisthotonus, hypermetria, aggression and blindness. |
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− | Anorexia, inappetance and ill thrift. | + | Anorexia, inappetance and ill thrift often accompany other signs. |
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| + | Infection is usually subclinical in other species. |
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− | Infection is usually subclinical in other species.
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| ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |
| '''Antibody titres''' can be detected serologically by Haemagglutination inhibition, '''[[ELISA testing | ELISA]]''', serum neutralisation and other methods. They can also be detected in foetuses. | | '''Antibody titres''' can be detected serologically by Haemagglutination inhibition, '''[[ELISA testing | ELISA]]''', serum neutralisation and other methods. They can also be detected in foetuses. |