Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) has been confirmed in feral horses gathered in Uintah County resulting in several horses being euthanized. According to a report in EquiManagement magazine, the Utah State Veterinarian confirmed that at least 4 cases were discovered while 18 horses had been exposed, prompting na official quarantine and traceback of possible exposure. “These horses were gathered in Uintah County with a band of feral horses and sold through an auction in Uintah County,” reports EquiManagement. “They were resold a day later in Box Elder County, Utah, to a Kansas buyer, which prompted a Coggins test that was positive. Two horses (a mare and foal) were euthanized at the auction. Because the horses originated in a feral band of domestic horses, additional horses were rounded up and three foals were confirmed positive. The foals were euthanized. There are traces on the horses that went through the auction on the same day and they are negative awaiting a 60-day retest. One trace animal was transported to Colorado and is being tested. The remaining herd will be assessed and tested.”
