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Equine Infectious Anemia

Polk County, IA

Outbreak Identifier: 4665

Alert ID: 2055

April 30, 2021

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 43;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Age: 13; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Thoroughbred (TB);
Confirmation Date: 4/23/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive;
Notes: Update 4.30.2021: The facility was quarantined upon notification of the first positive test result. The single positive horses has been moved to a USDA facility. All remaining horses will remain on site until 60 days after the last known exposure, then tested again. Once all remaining horses have tested negative after a 60 day period the quarantine will be released. For more information on EIA go to https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet_EIA%20Cobranded.pdf

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