title: Viral diseases of the ruminant nervous system.
abstract: This article presents the etiology, epidemiology, clinical features,and diagnosis of the primary viral neurologic diseases observed in ruminants. In general, these viral neurologic diseases are uncommon but often fatal. Rabies virus is perhaps the most important cause of encephalitis in cattle because of the public health implications. Other viral encephalitis diseases in ruminants include bovine herpesvirus encephalomyelitis, pseudorabies, malignant catarrhal fever, ovine and caprine lentiviral encephalitis, West Nile virus encephalitis, Borna disease, paramyxoviral sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis,and ovine encephalomyelitis (louping-ill).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. rcallan@colostate.edu
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Callan
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Van Metre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D016180:Lentivirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D008304:Malignant Catarrh / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011557:Pseudorabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D012418:Ruminants