EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA (EIA)

This material provides detailed information on Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), a dangerous acute and chronic viral disease affecting odd-toed ungulates (equids). The article covers the history, economic impact, causative agent, environmental resistance, epizootiology, and pathogenesis of the disease. Furthermore, it outlines clinical signs (hyperacute, acute, subacute, chronic, and latent forms), pathological changes, laboratory diagnostic methods, and differential diagnosis procedures. Finally, preventive strategies, quarantine protocols, and restrictive measures are detailed.