equine protozoal myeloencephalitis

equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
a condition in horses consisting of myelitis and encephalitis from central nervous system infection with an unknown protozoan, possibly a species of Sarcocystis; symptoms include lameness and ataxia, usually asymmetric, progressing to paresis and sometimes blindness, facial paralysis, and dysphagia.

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