Equine Infectious Anemia reported in Arkansas

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Source: http://deltafarmpress.com/livestock/equine-infectious-anemia-reported-arkansas

Equine Infectious Anemia reported in Arkansas
Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Aug. 25, 2011 3:03pm

* Livestock commission reports ?multiple positives? for EIA in Arkansas? Johnson County herd.
* Arkansas Incident ?isolated.?
* State law requires yearly testing.

A virus fatal to horses has been reported in Johnson County and with the horse show season coming to its climax, horse owners need to protect their mounts.

The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission reported Wednesday that there were multiple positives in testing for equine infectious anemia, or EIA, in a herd in Clarksville. ...

 

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Re: Equine Infectious Anemia reported in Arkansas

Source: http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dv...d/Article/detail/737484?contextCategoryId=378

Source of equine infectious anemia outbreak in Arkansas still eludes veterinarians
Aug 29, 2011
DVM NEWSMAGAZINE


Clarksville, Ark. ? Eighty horses on a ranch in the Clarksville area are under quarantine after a ?substantial and alarming? outbreak of equine infectious anemia (EIA) was discovered there...