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==Aetiology==

==Aetiology==

[[Equine Encephalitis Virus|See this page for details of the causal pathogens]].  Some of the virus strains can infect swine<ref>Karsted, L, Hansen, R.P (1959) Natural and experimental infections in swine with the virus of eastern equine encephalomyelitis, ''J Infect Dis'' 105:293-296.  In: Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>, poultry and other farmed birds including quail and ratites.<ref name="multiple">Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>  Isolated cases have also been noted in cattle<ref>Pursell, A.R, Mitchell, F.E, Seibold, H.R (1976) Naturally occurring and experimentally induced eastern encephalomyelitis in calves, ''J Am Vet Med Assoc'', 169:1101-1103.  In: Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>, sheep and non-domestic ungulates.<ref name="multiple">Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>  Some strains are potential agents of biowarfare or bioterrorism<ref>Steele, K.E, Twenhafel, N.A (2010) Review Paper: Pathology of Animal Models of Alphavirus Encephalitis. ''Vet Pathol.'' Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print].</ref>.

See this page for details of the [[Equine Encephalitis Virus|equine encephalitis causal pathogens]].  Some of the virus strains can infect swine<ref>Karsted, L, Hansen, R.P (1959) Natural and experimental infections in swine with the virus of eastern equine encephalomyelitis, ''J Infect Dis'' 105:293-296.  In: Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>, poultry and other farmed birds including quail and ratites.<ref name="multiple">Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>  Isolated cases have also been noted in cattle<ref>Pursell, A.R, Mitchell, F.E, Seibold, H.R (1976) Naturally occurring and experimentally induced eastern encephalomyelitis in calves, ''J Am Vet Med Assoc'', 169:1101-1103.  In: Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>, sheep and non-domestic ungulates.<ref name="multiple">Bertone, J.J (2010) Viral Encephalitis in Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), ''Saunders'', Chapter 12</ref>  Some strains are potential agents of biowarfare or bioterrorism<ref>Steele, K.E, Twenhafel, N.A (2010) Review Paper: Pathology of Animal Models of Alphavirus Encephalitis. ''Vet Pathol.'' Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print].</ref>.

==Epidemiology==

==Epidemiology==