| equine monocytic e. |
an often fatal infection of horses with Ehrlichia risticii, seen in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; characteristics include fever, diarrhea, and anorexia. Called also Potomac horse fever.
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| equine nodular n. |
the existence of numerous firm cutaneous nodules on the sides of the neck and trunk of a horse, filled with degenerated collagen and eosinophils. Called also collagenolytic granuloma.
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| equine p. |
an infectious disease of horses, caused by a papillomavirus and characterized by the development of warts, usually around the face but occasionally around the genitals; it primarily affects animals younger than two years old.
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| equine protozoal m. |
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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| equine recurrent u. |
periodic ophthalmia.
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