THE ILLNESS OF A WHOLE GROUP OF HORSES FR OM EQUINE HERPESVIRUS-1 (RHINOPNEUMONITIS) WITH NEUROLOGICAL COURSE

The report describes the break-out of EHV-1-infection in a whole group of horses. Of 20 sick horses 7 horses had partly massive neurological disturbances. The greatest problem was ataxia of the back legs and pa ralysis of the bladder. The symptoms, course and therapy are described . In the case of one patient slight signs of an ataxia of the back leg s remained. In the remaining horses, a complete recovery from the illn ess was achieved.