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Formulations And Methods To Treat And Prevent Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, David E. Granstrom, Thomas Tobin
Formulations And Methods To Treat And Prevent Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, David E. Granstrom, Thomas Tobin
Veterinary Science Faculty Patents
The present invention provides formulations useful to treat EPM. It also provides methods to treat EPM in a horse in need of such treatment, comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a triazine-based anti-coccidial. Preferred are methods to treat EPM using clazuril, diclazuril, toltrazuril or letrazuril. The present invention also provides methods to prevent S. neurona infection in horses comprising administering a prophylactic amount of a triazine-based anticoccidial. Preferred is a method to prevent S. neurona infection by using clazuril, diclazuril, toltrazuril or letrazuril, alone or in combination with other known therapeutics.