Editor’s Note: This article is part of TheHorse.com’s ongoing coverage of topics presented at the 9th International Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases, held Oct. 21-26 in Lexington, Ky.

Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a neurologic disease of horses found throughout North, Central, and South America. It’s a tricky disease to definitively diagnose and treat and, thus, has been an area of much research.

At the International Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases Practitioner’s Day, held Oct. 21 in Lexington, Ky., Dan Howe, PhD, a molecular parasitologist at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, provided veterinarians and horse owners with an update on current EPM diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and research