Equine Infectious Anemia Discovered in a Horse in Missouri

Jefferson City, MO – infoZine – As part of a routine Coggins test – a regulatory surveillance requirement in Missouri for all horses changing ownership or exhibiting – a horse located on a farm near Walker, Mo. has tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). The Missouri Department of Agriculture was notified last week of the positive result and the farm was immediately quarantined until the test results could be confirmed. EIA is a contagious, viral disease most commonly transmitted through horse flies, deer flies, mosquitoes and gnats. This disease is found in Equine species including horses, ponies, donkeys and mules and does not affect humans. Read More…