Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) also called
'swamp fever' is a viral disease transmitted from
infected to non-infected horses by biting flies
e.g. horse flies and via infected blood and blood
products including contaminated needles and
syringes.
The disease is not currently in the UK but is
circulating in Europe in particular Italy and
Romania. There was a significant outbreak of
EIA in Ireland in 2006 following the introduction
of the virus in imported blood products. More
recently in England in 2010 and 2012 cases
were identified in horses that had been
imported previously.
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