Blood and body fluid spills present challenges to the equine practitioner when dealing with contagious animals. While contaminated surfaces should be cleaned and disinfected as soon as possible, the methods used should be deliberate. The recent outbreak of equine infectious anemia in Ireland reveals that the disease might be added to the list of dreaded pathogens such as Salmonella

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