AAEP Publishes Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis Guidelines

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has published guidelines to assist practitioners with identification, diagnosis and control of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM).

The EPM guidelines from AAEP will help veterinarians identify, diagnose and control this infectious neurologic disease.
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The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has published comprehensive guidelines to assist practitioners with identification, diagnosis and control of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a progressively debilitating disease of the central nervous system that affects horses that reside or once spent time in North or South America.

“EPM is widely considered the most important infectious neurologic disease of horses in North America,” said guidelines author Amy Johnson, DVM, DACVIM. “The variable clinical signs and widespread seroprevalence pose challenges to diagnosis. These guidelines aim to summarize essential information regarding this disease process, as well as highlight the three criteria for highest diagnostic accuracy in potentially affected horses.”

The EPM Guidelines, available as a PDF file, were reviewed and approved by the AAEP’s Infectious Disease Committee and board of directors. View the EPM Guidelines or save them to your mobile device for future reference on the AAEP website

AAEP has guidelines for 20 other equine infectious diseases. Those guidelines are also available on the AAEP website. In addition, two foreign animal disease guidelines—for African horsesickness and glanders—can be found on the AAEP website

About AAEP

The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of the horse. Currently, AAEP reaches more than five million horse owners through its over 9,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry. 

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