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  • South Carolina: Mule dies of Equine Infectious Anemia

    Source: http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/D...274020431.html


    UPDATE: Deadly horse disease pops up in Aiken
    Posted: Fri 6:16 PM, Sep 05, 2014
    By: Travis Ragsdale - Email

    ...

    AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- A mule in Aiken?s Fox Chase subdivision has tested positive for a deadly virus that only affects equine.

    This case of Equine Infectious Anemia is the first new positive test of origin in South Carolina since the 1990s.

    ?South Carolina is the only Southeastern state that did not record a new positive EIA horse between 2003-2013,? said S.C. State Veterinarian Boyd Parr. "The positive mule has been humanely euthanized under our supervision and no longer poses any risk to other horses.? ..
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