J   back to resource centre home   Japanese Encephalitis By Horse SA www.horsesa.asn.au What to look out for: • Off feed, sluggish, difficulty swallowing • Red mucus membranes, may have pinpoint bleeding • Nervousness, staggering, falling, rigidity • Fever, aimless wandering behaviour • Bad cases go blind, sweat, muscle tremble, collapse and die (up to 40% death rate)