Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture
Number Confirmed: 2
Number Exposed: 10
Number Euthanized: 2
Horse 1:
Age: 4
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Quarter Horse (QH)
Usage: Racing
Horse Status: Euthanized;
Horse 2:
Age: 8
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Quarter Horse (QH)
Usage: Racing
Confirmation Date: 3/20/2024
Horse Status: Euthanized
Comments: A 4–year–old Quarter Horse gelding and an 8–year–old Quarter Horse gelding in Los Angeles County were confirmed positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). A confirmed EIA positive equid must be euthanized or quarantined for life 200 yards away from any EIA negative equid as per USDA EIA program rules. Euthanasia was elected for these cases and witnessed on March 22nd. Ten (10) potentially exposed horses on the home premises have initially tested negative for EIA and will remain under quarantine until their sixty (60) day retest. Epidemiological tracing is ongoing, but transmission is suspected to be iatrogenic and exposure primarily limited to a subset of an unsanctioned racing population.
For more information about EIA go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-infectious-anemia
Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed on our EDCC website as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received. All information is sourced from: http://equinediseasecc.org/alerts/outbreaks
