Research Efforts Focus on EPM Prevention

by: Martin Furr, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVIM, on behalf of the Equine Research Coordination Group
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is an infection of the brain and spinal cord of horses by single-celled parasites known as protozoa. EPM, which is the most commonly diagnosed neurological disorder in horses, can be a permanently debilitating or fatal disease. The disease is most commonly (probably greater than 95% of cases) caused by the protozoa Sarcocystis neurona; ...