Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE)
Summary
Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE), commonly known as 'big knee', is caused by a lentivirus or 'slow' virus associated with nervous disorder (encephalomyelitis) in kids and slowly-developing disease syndromes in older goats. Symptoms can vary markedly between animals with most well managed goats showing no obvious clinical signs.
Contents include:
- the virus
- the disease
- epidemiology
- zoonotic risk
- CAE risk factors
- CAE control
- CAE certification
