EIA in Four Texas Counties
The positive cases are located in Presidio, Falls, Ector and Midland counties.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) has been confirmed in horses in Presidio, Falls, Ector and Midland counties in Texas.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) has been confirmed in horses in Presidio, Falls, Ector and Midland counties in Texas. | Wikimedia Commons

The Texas Animal Health Commission has confirmed positive equine infectious anemia (EIA) cases in Presidio, Falls, Ector and Midland counties. 

Presidio, Falls and Midland counties each have one positive case. In Ector County, seven Quarter Horses on three separate premises are positive. The premises have been quarantined and will not be released until TAHC’s requirements are met. 

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About EIA

Equine infectious anemia is a viral disease that attacks horses’ immune systems. The virus is transmitted through the exchange of body fluids from an infected to an uninfected animal, often by blood-feeding insects such as horseflies. It can also be transmitted through the use of blood-contaminated instruments or needles.

Coggins test screens horses’ blood for antibodies that are indicative of the presence of the EIA virus. Most U.S. states require horses to have proof of a negative Coggins test to travel across state lines.

Once an animal is infected with EIA, it is infected for life and can be a reservoir for the spread of disease. Not all horses show signs of disease, but those that do can exhibit:

  • Progressive body condition loss;
  • Muscle weakness;
  • Poor stamina;
  • Fever;
  • Depression; and
  • Anemia.

EIA has no vaccine and no cure. A horse diagnosed with the disease dies, is euthanized, or must be placed under extremely strict quarantine conditions (at least 200 yards away from unaffected equids) for the rest of his life.

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