Protozoal coinfection in horses with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis in the eastern United States
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Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis associated with neosporosis in 3 horses.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15127