Difference between revisions of "Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis"
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**Necrotising encephalomyelitis affecting the grey and white matter of the CNS | **Necrotising encephalomyelitis affecting the grey and white matter of the CNS | ||
**Caused by ''[[Sarcocystis]] neurona'' | **Caused by ''[[Sarcocystis]] neurona'' | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 8 July 2010
Description
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Laboratory tests
Radiography
Biopsy
Pathology
Treatment
Prognosis
References
- Necrotising encephalomyelitis affecting the grey and white matter of the CNS
- Caused by Sarcocystis neurona
- Opossum thought to be the definitive host
- Horses thought to be accidental hosts
- Natural intermediate hosts currently unknown
- Western Blotting shows 50% of horses in the USA are seropositive
- Risk factors poorly understood
- Causes spinal cord dysfunction
- Ataxia and paralysis