RISK-FACTORS FOR TRANSMISSION AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS-INFECTION

The major route of transmission of caprine-encephalitis virus (CAEV) i s through the ingestion of CAEV-infected colostrum or milk. Less effic ient routes of transmission are associated with prolonged contact with infected goats and are reviewed in this article. Prevention of CAEV i s based on the removal of kids from their dam at birth, and feeding th e kids heat-treated colostrum and pasteurized milk until weaning. Sero logic testing and segregation or culling of seropositive goats is nece ssary to minimize horizontal transmission of CAEV.