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====Description====
====Description====
Viral diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) of horses causing encephalitis or meningoencephalitis.
Viral diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) of horses causing encephalitis or meningoencephalitis.
The following horse diseases are subject to the infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987: west nile, EVE
The following horse diseases are subject to the infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987: west nile, EVE.
The Order, which revoked and replaced earlier legislation, makes these diseases compulsorily notifiable: it gives an inspector powers to declare an infected place where disease is suspected; to carry out a veterinary inquiry, prohibits the movement of horses carcases and other things onto or off the premises and requires cleansing and disinfection.
Council Directive 90/426 of 26 June 1990 makes the following horse diseases compulsorily notifiable to the EU: Equine Encephalomyelitis (of all types, including Japanese Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Fever
====Aetiology====
====Aetiology====