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The inflammatory component is thought responsible for the symptoms of EPM; anti-inflammatory drugs that target the IL-6 pathway have been particularly effective at reversing symptoms. However, there is no vaccine to cure EPM. There are several ways that horse owners can potentially lessen the chances of their horse(s) getting EPM.
Neospora hughesi is an obligate protozoan apicomplexan parasite that causes myelitis and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in horses, and has only been documented in North America. [1] EPM is a neurological disease from lesions in the spinal cord , brain stem , or brain from parasites such as N. hughesi or Sarcocystis neurona . [ 2 ]
Sarcocystis neurona can parasitize all regions of the central nervous system, including the anterior cerebrum to the end of the spinal cord. Clinical signs of EPM rely on the parasitzing of the CNS. As discussed above, S. neurona schizonts and merozoites are found in the neurons, mononuclear cells, glial cells, and possibly other neural cells.
A heartbreaking video shows that people aren't the only ones being forced to flee their homes as more than 10 fires burn in California. The Easy Fire outside Simi Valley started on Oct. 30 and has ...
Santa watchers can follow his journey on NORAD’s website or they can call the command center at 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) to participate in the yearly Christmas tradition.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that showed her “engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse ...
Elevated zero maze (mouse can be seen in the top right) The elevated zero maze (EZM) is an elevated circular runway with alternating open light areas and enclosed dark areas. [9] [10] The continuous nature of this apparatus eliminates the problem of the EPM in how to account for the animal's presence in the center area of the EPM. In the EPM ...
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