Global InformationNeospora hughesi information
| Neospora hughesi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| Phylum: | Apicomplexa
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| Class: | Conoidasida
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| Order: | Eucoccidiorida
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| Family: | Sarcocystidae
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| Genus: | Neospora
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| Species: | N. hughesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neospora hughesi Marsh et al.1998 [1]
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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] Signs that a horse may have EPM include ataxia, muscle atrophy, difficulty swallowing, and head tilt.[2] There are antiprotozoal drugs, such as the 28-day course of ponazuril, to treat the disease, as well as anti-inflammatories to alleviate neurologic symptoms [2][3]
- ^ a b Marsh, A.E.; Barr, B.C.; Packham, A.E; Conrad, P.A. (1998), "Description of a New Neospora Species (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae)", The Journal of Parasitology, 84 (5): 983–991, doi:10.2307/3284632, JSTOR 3284632
- ^ a b c "EPM: Understanding This Debilitating Disease", American Association of Equine Practitioners, 2021
- ^ McCoy, Annette; Firshman, Anna, "Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)", University of Minnesota