Problem

Equine infectious anaemia

Nature:

Equine infectious anemia or equine infectious anaemia (EIA), also known by horsemen as swamp fever, is a horse disease caused by a retrovirus (Equine infectious anemia virus) and transmitted by bloodsucking insects. The virus (EIAV) is endemic in the Americas, parts of Europe, the Middle and Far East, Russia, and South Africa. The virus is a lentivirus, like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Like HIV, EIA can be transmitted through blood, milk, and body secretions. Transmission is primarily through biting flies, such as the horse-fly and deer-fly. The virus survives up to 4 hours in the vector. Contaminated surgical equipment and recycled needles and syringes, and bits can transmit the disease. Mares can transmit the disease to their foals via the placenta. The risk of transmitting the disease is greatest when an infected horse is ill, as the blood levels of the virus are then highest.

Broader Problems:
Anaemia
Zoonoses
Viral diseases in animals
Aggravates:
Infected horses
Values:
Infection
Web Page(s):
Equine Infectious Anemia
Subject(s):
Birds, Mammals → Horses
Medicine → Pathology
Medicine → Blood
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
21.06.2018 – 01:23 CEST