title: Protozoal diseases.
abstract: The clinical and pathologic findings of and therapy for such protozoal diseases as equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, toxoplasmosis, sarcocystosis, pneumocytosis, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, besnoitiosis, and klossiellosis are discussed. Emphasis is placed on disorders that occur with greater frequency in North America and on emerging protozoal diseases affecting horses.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000662:veterinary; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000662:veterinary; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006736:Horses; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000662:veterinary; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000662:veterinary; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents