Other Animal Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
This morning there was a ProMed posting about Equine viral arteritis in horses. It contained a pretty significant error. The Coggins test is for equine infectious anemia [EIA], a different disease, without cure or vaccine. EIA is transmitted by contaminated needles or blood sucking insects, generally biting flies.
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Ken Bedell DVM
VC LimaVeterinaryCenter
Lima, NY
USA
[Dr Bedell is responding to a recently published post. The original article, reproduced in the posting, stated: "The
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