EIA in Iowa: Four Cases Reported in Polk County
Erica Larson
April 9, 2019
The Equine Disease Communication Center reported April 8 that four Quarter Horses from Polk County, Iowa, have tested positive for EIA.
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The Equine Disease Communication Center reported April 8 that four Quarter Horses from Polk County, Iowa, have tested positive for EIA.
The affected 15-year-old Quarter Horse mare is quarantined at her home facility in Johnson County along with 19 other horses.
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The affected 14-year-old Quarter Horse mare began exhibiting clinical signs on March 21. By April 1 she was described as clinically normal but remains quarantined.
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