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Equine Rabies Overview
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Rabies is a highly contagious and fatal [If not treated equine rabies has a 100% fatality rate] disease that affects the central nervous system. Rabies is a viral neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic (i.e. transmitted by animals), most commonly by a bite from an infected animal but occasionally by other forms of contact.
Rabies Transmission: Bite and/or saliva of an infected animal such as domestic dogs and cats, along with skunks, foxes, raccoons, and bats

Equine Rabies Transmission: Bite and/or saliva of an infected animal such as Domestic dogs and cats, along with skunks, foxes, raccoons, and bats.
Equine Rabies Symptoms:

Rabies Symptoms:
Aggression
Ataxia (Loss of coordination and unsteady gait)
Blindness
Colic
Depression
Fever
Loss of appetite
Muscle spasms of the third eyelid
Restlessness
Sensivity to light, sounds and touch
Urinary incontinence
Equine Rabies Treatment: No effective treatment is known to date
Equine Rabies Prevention: Equine vaccination should start at three months of age and annually thereafter.