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Overview of Viral Encephalitides in Birds

ByNicole M. Nemeth, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Departments of Population Health and Pathology, University of Georgia
Reviewed ByDavid E. Swayne, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV, Birdflu Veterinarian, LLC
Reviewed/Revised Modified Mar 2024
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Encephalitis in poultry, farm-reared game birds, companion or other captive birds, and free-ranging wild birds may be caused by a number of arboviruses. These include eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus, Highlands J (HJ) virus, Israel turkey meningoencephalitis virus, and West Nile virus (WNV). The term “arbovirus,” an abbreviation of arthropod-borne virus, is used to describe a virus that replicates in a hematophagous (bloodsucking) arthropod and is transmitted by bite to a vertebrate host.

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