Skunk named as adversary in EPM cases From: DVM | Date: October 1, 2001| Author: Anonymous | Copyright Advanstar Communications, Inc. Oct 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

GAINESVILLE, FLA.-The striped skunk is being monitored closely by researchers who believe the animal serves as an intermediate host for Sarcocystis neurons, a parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in horses.

The skunks habitat spans the United States, Canada and north Mexico, which may help researchers understand the wide geographic distribution of EPM, according to The Horse Interactive.

A study involving the link between the skunk and EPM is being con...

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