Equine infectious anemia
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equine-infectious-anemia-167-16127143
title:
Equine infectious anemia
text:
Equine infectious anemia or equine infectious anaemia (EIA), also known by horsemen as swamp fever, is a horse disease caused by a retrovirus and transmitted by bloodsucking insects. The virus (EIAV) is endemic in the Americas, parts of Europe, the Middle and Far East, Russia, and South Africa. The virus is a lentivirus, like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Like HIV, EIA can be transmitted through blood, milk, and body secretions.
Transmission is primarily through biting flies, such as the h
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Species of virus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_infectious_anemia
date created:
2005-06-08T14:02:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T15:29:35Z
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