Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis: An Updated Consensus Statement with a Focus on Parasite Biology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2016 Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) remains an important neurologic disease of horses. There are no pathognomonic clinical signs for the disease. Affected horses can have focal or multifocal central nervous system (CNS) disease. EPM can be difficult
S.M. Reed +7 more
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Intracranial medulloblastoma as the cause of progressive ataxia in a 6‐month‐old draft horse cross gelding [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2023 We describe the unique clinical presentation of a central nervous system neoplasm in a 6‐month‐old draft horse cross gelding. Based on the neurologic examination at admission, neurolocalization was most consistent with a mildly asymmetric cervical ...
Megan Palmisano +2 more
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Seroepidemiology of Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi infections in domestic donkeys (Equus asinus) in Durango, Mexico [PDF]
Parasite, 2017 There is currently no information regarding Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi infections in donkeys in Mexico. Here, we determined the presence of antibodies against S. neurona and N.
Alvarado-Esquivel Cosme +5 more
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A serosurvey of selected cystogenic coccidia in Spanish equids: first detection of anti-Besnoitia spp. specific antibodies in Europe [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2017 Background Equine besnoitiosis, caused by Besnoitia bennetti, and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), caused by Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi are relevant equine diseases in the Americas that have been scarcely studied in Europe. Thus, a
Daniel Gutiérrez-Expósito +7 more
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Mieloencefalite protozoária equina (Sarcocystis neurona e Neospora hughesi): Revisão [PDF]
Pubvet, 2019 A Mieloencefalite Protozoária Equina é uma doença que acomete os equinos e asininos pela ocorrência e formação de cistos na medula espinhal e sistema nervoso central de merozoítos de Sarcocystis neurona e Neospora hughesi.
Severino Ernesto Rezende Vilela +6 more
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Prevalence of antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi in horses from Mexico. [PDF]
Parasite, 2013 Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a debilitating disease of horses caused by Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi. Sera from 495 horses in Durango State, Mexico were tested for anti-protozoal antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) based on major surface antigens of these two parasites. Antibodies to S.
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Occurrence of antibodies anti-Neospora spp. in cart horses and Crioula breed horses from Rio Grande do Sul state [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2011 O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a frequência de detecção de anticorpos contra Neospora spp. em cavalos de carroça e em cavalos da raça Crioula. Para tal, 214 amostras de soro foram coletadas e analisadas pela técnica de imunofluorescência indireta ...
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Detection of Neospora caninum Infection in Aborted Equine Fetuses in Israel [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 In horses, Neospora caninum and Neospora hughesi have been associated with fetal loss, and neurological disease, respectively. This study investigated the role of Neospora spp. infection in equine abortion in Israel.
Monica Leszkowicz Mazuz +9 more
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Parasitic diseases of equids in Iran (1931–2020): a literature review [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Parasitic infections can cause many respiratory, digestive and other diseases and contribute to some performance conditions in equids. However, knowledge on the biodiversity of parasites of equids in Iran is still limited.
Alireza Sazmand +3 more
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Brazilian donkeys (Equus asinus) have a low exposure to Neospora spp. [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaDonkeys (Equus asinus) are closely related to horses and are known to be infected by several equine pathogens. Neospora caninum and Neospora hughesi are protozoan parasites that infect horses, but they were not confirmed in donkeys up to this date.
Cynthia Maria Morais de Queiroz Galvão +5 more
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