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. 2017 Feb 17:805–907.e1. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-35775-3.00014-X

Table 14-3.

Viruses Causing Central Nervous System Disease in Domestic Animals

Virus Genus Disease Type of Injury
Arbovirus Equine encephalomyelitis Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis/vasculitis
Japanese encephalitis Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis
Louping ill Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis
West Nile viral encephalomyelitis Encephalitis/myelitis
Wesselsbron virus Malformations
Bornavirus Borna disease Encephalitis/myelitis
Bunyavirus Akabane disease Malformations/encephalitis
Arthrogryposis hydranencephaly complex (Cache Valley fever) Malformations/encephalitis
Rift Valley fever, Schmallenberg virus Malformations/encephalitis
Coronavirus Feline infectious peritonitis Vasculitis/encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis
Hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis/ganglioneuritis
Enterovirus Enterovirus-induced porcine polioencephalomyelitis Encephalitis/myelitis
Herpesvirus Equine herpesvirus 1 myeloencephalopathy Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis/vasculitis
Bovine malignant catarrhal fever Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis/vasculitis
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis Encephalitis
Pseudorabies Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis
Lentivirus Visna Encephalitis/myelitis/demyelination
Caprine leukoencephalomyelitis-arthritis Encephalitis/myelitis/demyelination
Orbivirus Bluetongue Malformations/encephalitis
Paramyxovirus Canine distemper Demyelination/encephalitis/myelitis
Old-dog encephalitis Encephalitis/demyelination/meningitis/vasculitis
Parvovirus Feline panleukopenia virus Malformations/meningitis
Pestivirus Classical swine fever Malformations/hypomyelination/encephalitis/meningitis/vasculitis
Bovine viral diarrhea Malformations/meningitis/dysmyelination
Border disease Malformations/hypomyelination
Polyomavirus Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Demyelination
Rhabdovirus Rabies Encephalitis/myelitis/meningitis/vasculitis/ganglioneuritis