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==In Goats==
 
==In Goats==
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===Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis (CAE)===
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*Caused by [[Retroviridae|retrovirus (lentivirus)]] similar to [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Maedi Visna|Maedi Visna]] in sheep described above
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[[Caprine Arthrirtis Encephalitis Virus]]
*Two forms:
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**Non-suppurative leukoencephalomyelitis in young goats and kids
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**Chronic, non-suppurative arthritis-synovitis in adult goats
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*Also causes [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|interstitial pneumonia]] which tends to be obscured by other clinical signs
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*Gross pathology:
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**Mainly caudal lobes
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**Lungs are firm, grey-pink with grey-white focal lesions on cut surface
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*Micro pathology:
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**Thickened alveolar wall
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**Lymphocyte infiltration and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia
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*Can be confused with or coexisting with [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Verminous pneumonia|Parasitic pneumonia]]
       
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