x ia ▁are ▁seen . ▁ ▁Ne uro log ical ▁signs ▁are ▁normally ▁ac ute . ▁These ▁signs ▁include ▁op is th ot on us , ▁hyper a est hes ia , ▁ab normal ▁behaviour , ▁at ax ia , ▁head ▁pressing , ▁blind ness , ▁proprio cept ive ▁def ic its , ▁com a ▁and ▁se iz ures . ▁Sud den ▁death ▁occurs ▁in ▁ne on ates . ▁Sub ac ute ▁disease ▁almost ▁always ▁fatal , ▁causing ▁de pression , ▁an ore x ia , ▁at ax ia ▁and ▁a ▁pron ounced ▁d ys p nea . ▁ ▁Anim als ▁that ▁recover ▁from ▁the ▁in fection ▁or ▁become ▁inf ected ▁following ▁B ov ine ▁al ph ah er pes vir us ▁ 1 ▁in fection ▁become ▁lat ent ▁carri ers . ▁ ▁To ▁diagn ose ▁in fection , ▁the ▁virus ▁is ▁identified ▁using ▁specific ▁mon oc l onal ▁ant ib od ies , ▁PC R ▁or ▁EL IS A . ▁Ne uro log ical ▁les ions ▁should ▁be ▁ident ifiable ▁on ▁post mort em ▁exam ination . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁and ▁control ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁currently ▁no ▁treatment ▁or ▁specific ▁v acc ine ▁for ▁B ov ine ▁al ph ah er pes vir us ▁ 5 , ▁but ▁B ov ine ▁al ph ah er pes vir us ▁ 1 ▁v acc ines ▁seem ▁to ▁provide ▁some ▁cross - prote ction . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁B ov ine ▁her pes vir us ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁B ov