Polyradiculoneuropathy in dourine-affected horses

Dourine is a contagious equine disease caused by the protozoan organism, Trypanosoma equiperdum [1, 2]. Depending on the virulence of the T. equiperdum strain involved, there are 3 clinical stages associated with the disease [1, 2]. The first is the genital stage, characterized by genital swelling [1, 2]. The second is the cutaneous stage, characterized by cutaneous plaques; cutaneous plaques constitute pathognomonic lesions in dourine, but may not occur depending the immunological status of the host and the virulence of the infecting T.

Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - March 17, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Bayasgalan Mungun-Ochir, Noriyuki Horiuchi, Adilbish Altanchimeg, Kenji Koyama, Keisuke Suganuma, Uranbileg Nyamdolgor, Ken-ichi Watanabe, Purevdorj Baatarjargal, Daiki Mizushima, Banzragch Battur, Naoaki Yokoyama, Badgar Battsetseg, Noboru Inoue, Yoshiya Tags: Veterinary Myology Source Type: research