Changes

Equine Viral Encephalitis (view source)

Revision as of 15:54, 5 July 2010

41 bytes removed , 15:54, 5 July 2010

no edit summary

Line 2: Line 2:

====Description====

+

Viraemia. CNS replication within a week

+

====Epidemiology====

+

Transfer via '''vector''': mostly through '''mosquito salivary transfer'''

====Signalment====

====Diagnosis====

−

*Clinical signs

+

Clinical signs. Virus isolation can be performed from blood or spinal fluid

−

*Virus isolation can be performed from blood or spinal fluid

====Clinical Signs====

+

*Paralysis of the lips

+

*Drooping eyelids

+

*Incoordination

====Laboratory Tests====

Line 20: Line 26:

====Prognosis====

+

Often '''fatal'''

+

====Control====

+

Annual '''vaccination'''. Vector control. Human vaccination recommended for vets in endemic areas

====References====

−

~~====Pathogenesis====~~

−

*Viraemia

−

*CNS replication within a week, causing:

−

**Paralysis of the lips

−

**Drooping eyelids

−

**Incoordination

−

*Often '''fatal'''

−

~~====Epidemiology====~~

−

*Transfer via '''vector''': mostly through '''mosquito salivary transfer'''

−

~~====Control====~~

−

*Annual '''vaccination'''

−

*Vector control

−

*Human vaccination recommended for vets in endemic areas

'''[[Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE) - Donkey|VEE in Donkeys]]'''

Line 49: Line 39:

[[Category:Horse]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Viruses]]

−

[[Category:To_Do_-_Nina]]

Nmr28

1,406

edits