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A case of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), transmitted by blood-sucking insects or blood-to-blood contact, has been reported in a Belgian horse. There is no cure or vaccine for the disease, and carriers must be euthanized or isolated permanently from other horses. The horse's last location was in the Netherlands, and authorities are monitoring the Belgian company and investigating other potential contacts.
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EIA is transmitted by blood-sucking insects or other means of blood-to-blood contact. There are no treatments or vaccinations for EIA. Because an animal is a lifelong carrier of the disease and can thus infect other animals, the approach chosen is euthanasia or lifelong isolation with a minimum distance of 200 meters from other equines. The infected animal in Belgium has been euthanized and the company is currently being monitored for the next 3 ...
Source: Agri Holland
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