Neospora hughesi
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neospora-hughesi-165-3146025
title:
Neospora hughesi
text:
Neospora hughesi is an obligate protozoan apicomplexan parasite that causes myelitis and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in horses, and has only been documented in North America.
EPM is a neurological disease from lesions in the spinal cord, brain stem, or brain from parasites such as N. hughesi or Sarcocystis neurona.
Signs that a horse may have EPM include ataxia, muscle atrophy, difficulty swallowing, and head tilt.
There are antiprotozoal drugs, such as the 28-day course of ponazuri
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of bacterium
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neospora_hughesi
date created:
2009-06-14T13:53:35Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T11:15:55Z
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