EPM is a disease that affects the nervous system of horses. Although many horses are exposed to the causative agent, Sarcocystis falcatula, clinical signs result from the migration of this agent into the central nervous system. These clinical signs vary from mild gait abnormalities or behavioral changes to severe seizures and paralysis.

In some areas of North America, Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is one of the most important neurologic diseases in horses. The disease may be frustrating to owners and veterinarians to diagnose and treat. The signs in individual horses range in severity and may include incoordination, weakness, spasticity and muscle loss.

Sarcocystis Neurona Vaccine from Ford Dodge Animal Health is the only vaccine that may aid in the prevention of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, a devastating and costly disease that is the most common neurological condition affecting horses in North and South America.

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a debilitating neurologic disease of horses. It can affect the brain, brainstem, spinal cord or any combination of these three areas of the central nervous system (CNS).