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Orbivirus Diseases of white tailed deer |
-Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus -Bluetongue virus |
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EHD and Bluetongue |
-Transmitted by culicoides -pyrexia, depression, reddening of periocular skin and nostrils (hyperemia), swelling of head and neck -ataxia, blindess, loss of fear -sick and dead animals found near water |
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in deer (TSE) |
Chronic wasting disease |
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Characteristics of TSE |
-brain degeneration with vacuolation -infectivity hard to inactivate -no host immune response detectable -fatal |
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Morbilliviruse diseases |
Canine distemper, rinderpest, measles, pste des petits ruminants, phocine distemper, dophin distemper |
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Species infected by canine distemper |
Raccoons, foxes (red foxes more susceptible) -african wild dogs and big cats |
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Distemper clinical signs |
-respiratory distress, fever, anorexia, serous nasal discharge and mucopurulent ocular discharge -hyperkeratosis of nasal plan an foot pads -CNS: localized twitching, paralysis beings in hindlimbs, convulsions, salivation, |
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Virus diseases of birds |
EEE, WNV, Avian influenza |
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EEE |
Family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus; enveloped |
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Clinical signs for EEE |
-Do not develop in native species -depression, tremors, paralysis of legs, unnatural drowsiness, profuse diarrhea, voice changes, ataxia, loss of muscle coordination, involuntary circular movements, death |
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Clinical signs for WNV |
-depression, ataxia, wt loss, torticollis, difficulty flying, death - |
