Control of EIA Should Take New Directions

by: C.J Issel, DVM, PhD; Timothy R. Cordes, DVM; and Steve Halstead, DVM
Horse owners in the United States pay over $50 million each year to test for equine infectious anemia (EIA). What return are they getting for their money? How concerned should they be about EIA? This article attempts to put EIA in a contemporary perspective and offers suggestions for an improved benefit/cost ratio for continued and improved/expanded surveillance testing. Our message ...