Equine encephalomyelitis

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Clinical signs

Host species

Viral disease Zoonotic

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Required Recumbency Specific Anorexia Required

Ophthalmic

Blindness Specific

Nervous

Convulsion Specific Aggression Hypersensitivity Irritability Head pressing Specific Compulsive circling Specific Facial paralysis Specific Somnolence Pathognomonic Semicoma Specific

Musculoskeletal

Bruxism

Otic

Drooping ear

Digestive

Dysphagia Specific

Diagnosis

Virus isolation in suckling mice

Virus isolation in adult mice

Virus isolation in cell culture

Complement fixation test

Fluorescent antibody test

Hemagglutination inhibition test

Virus neutralization test

Paired serum serology

Treatment

Supportive therapy

Symptomatic neurologic management

Prevention & Control

Quarantine

Vector control

Monovalent formalin inactivated vaccination

Bivalent formalin inactivated vaccination

Trivalent formalin inactivated vaccination

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Classification

Etiology Viral disease

Zoonotic Yes

Transmissibility Vector-borne

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Disease Courses

Acute

Host Species

Birds Reservoir Susceptibility: High

Human Incidental host Susceptibility: Moderate

Mule Incidental host Susceptibility: Moderate

Equine Incidental host Susceptibility: High

Donkey Incidental host Susceptibility: Moderate

Monkey Incidental host Susceptibility: Low

Associated Microorganisms

Equine encephalomyelitis virus Cause