Nebraska EIA Contained to Single Herd

Officials say other horses that had contact with the affected herd have tested negative for EIA.
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Nebraska State Veterinarian Dennis Hughes, DVM, announced June 19 that the equine infectious anemia (EIA) found earlier this month in one horse herd in northwestern Cherry County has not been found in other horses that had contact with the initial herd. The herd remains under quarantine and will receive additional testing in the next few months to ensure the disease issue has been fully addressed, Hughes said.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) began an epidemiological investigation earlier this month after 12 cases of EIA were found in the herd. Additional quarantines were issued on horses that were associated with the initial herd, but Hughes said test results on these animals have come back negative. He believes the risk of additional horses contracting EIA is minimal.

Because there are no treatment options, 10 of the 12 EIA-positive horses were euthanized. The other two were taken to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, for work related to EIA testing

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