Equine encephalitis

The term equine various viral diseases in horses are grouped together, the brain and spinal cord damage ( encephalomyelitis ). You are zoonoses and therefore Notifiable animal diseases.

The Pferdeenzephalomyelitiden be divided into:

• American Pferdeenzephalomyelitiden Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, EEE)
• Western Equine Encephalomyelitis ( WEE )
• Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis ( Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis, VEE)

In a broader sense, other flavivirus infections ( West Nile virus infection, Louping Ill ), rabies and Borna disease to occur in horses neurotropic viral diseases. Also consists obligation for rabies, for Borna disease is reporting obligation.

• Notifiable animal disease
• Viral infection in horses