About EIA
Equine infectious anemia is a viral illness that assaults horses’ immune programs. The virus is transmitted by way of the trade of physique fluids from an contaminated to an uninfected animal, typically by blood-feeding bugs corresponding to horseflies. It will also be transmitted by way of using blood-contaminated devices or needles.
A Coggins check screens horses’ blood for antibodies which can be indicative of the presence of the EIA virus. Most U.S. states require horses to have proof of a destructive Coggins check to journey throughout state traces.
As soon as an animal is contaminated with EIA, it’s contaminated for all times and could be a reservoir for the unfold of illness. Not all horses present indicators of illness, however people who do can exhibit:
- Progressive situation loss;
- Muscle weak spot;
- Poor stamina;
- Fever;
- Despair; and
- Anemia.
EIA has no vaccine and no remedy. A horse recognized with the illness dies, is euthanized, or should be positioned beneath extraordinarily strict quarantine circumstances (not less than 200 yards away from unaffected equids) for the remainder of his life.
