Equine Infectious Anemia Reported in West Tennessee
May 9, 2021
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee state veterinarian is alerting horse owners of cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA), a potentially fatal blood-borne illness.
Two horses in Shelby County, Tennessee recently tested positive for EIA. The stable is now under quarantine and animal health officials are testing additional horses on the premises.
Two horses in Shelby County test positive for Equine Infectious Anemia.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Equine Infectious Anemia detected in Tennessee
May 17, 2019
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is advising horse owners of a case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in West Tennessee.
A horse stabled at a farm in Shelby County recently tested positive for EIA.
Equine Influenza Detected in Tennessee Horses
Four Horses Sickened by EIA in Tennessee
January 17, 2019
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture says the state veterinarian is advising horse owners of four cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Middle Tennessee.
Staff at the C.E. Kord Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory tested blood samples and determined that four horses stabled at a farm in Rutherford County were positive for EIA. Those horses were euthanized. Six other horses at the same farm tested negative, but will remain in quarantine until they can be tested a second time.
Three new cases of horses sickened by viruses that infect the blood have been reported in Tennessee. Sick horses cannot directly infect people with West Nile Virus and Equine Infectious Anemia.
Tennessee State Veterinarian reports West Nile Virus and Equine Infectious Anemia detected in Tennessee
October 6, 2017
Horse Owners Urged to Take Precautions
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee state veterinarian has announced three new cases of horses sickened by viruses that infect the blood.
A horse in Davidson County and a horse in Knox County recently tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). A horse in Bedford County tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA). Sick horses cannot directly infect people with WNV or EIA.
Three new cases of horses sickened by viruses that infect the blood have been reported in Tennessee. Sick horses cannot directly infect people with West Nile Virus and Equine Infectious Anemia.
