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Current Treatments for Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis


Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is one of the most common treatable neurological diseases of American horses and is caused by the apicomplexan protozoan Sarcocystis neurona. This protozoan penetrates the central nervous system, producing varying levels of neurological disease. In parts of the United States virtually all horses are exposed, ...



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