Risk Factors for Owner-Reported Occurrence of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis in the US Equine Population
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Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) can be caused by either of 2 related protozoan parasites, Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi, although S. neurona is the most frequent etiologic pathogen. Horses are commonly infected, but clinical disease occurs infrequently; the factors influencing disease occurrence are not well understood. Risk factors for the development of EPM include the pre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0891-6640,1939-1676
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0082.x