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*[[Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis]]

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*Myositis

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[[Image:Sarcocyst in muscle.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Sarcocyst (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]

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**Histologically:

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***Merozoites causing focal and segmental [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Necrosis|necrosis]]

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***May involve [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Calcification|mineralisation]]

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***Non-purulent myositis with plasma cells, lymphocytes and macrophages

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**Diaphragm and masseters most severely affected

[[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]

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