Posted 2012-04-27 11:45 PM (#143483) Subject: EIA in Illinois
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The BO's at the barn I board my boys have told me there were two horses with EIA found in the Peotone, IL area this week. It is my understanding that those horses were fairly new to that barn (over the winter) and may have come with it from another location. However, I can not confirm that at this time.
My Vet is out tomorrow for Spring work and Coggins on my boys, so I will pump him for any information he has and pass it on.
Posted 2012-05-13 9:17 PM (#143927 - in reply to #143483) Subject: RE: EIA in Illinois
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The horses were euthanized last week.
About all I know is there are two barns on the property, they do not interact with one another. One horse tested positive. Other horses on the property were tested as procedure. Another horse was found to be positive in the same barn. No horses in the other barn came up positive. Horses were retested to eliminate any chances of false positives or contamination of the test kits and whatever else they need to test for. Not sure if they can tell one strain of EIA from another. If they can, they may have an idea of where the horses picked it up?
Anyway, time of year and weather there is very likely nothing to worry about as a blood sucking insect has to bite one horse, pretty much fly over and bite another in a short time frame to pass the disease. So catching it before bug season took off was a very good thing. Even so, shows in the area are likely to check Coggins more this year then they have in the past few years.
Posted 2012-05-15 9:45 PM (#143976 - in reply to #143940) Subject: RE: EIA in Illinois
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Originally written by bbsmfg3 on 2012-05-14 9:17 AM
what city in Illinois are they close to?
They were from about 46 miles South South West of Chicago. Don't know for sure what state they may or may not have picked EIA at. As the insects that can spread the disease don't travel far, it really is not a big problem, but does show how important the annual tests are to keep it from becoming one. I figure I'm not getting out of paying board on either of my two boys anytime soon.
Posted 2012-05-24 12:44 PM (#144192 - in reply to #143483) Subject: RE: EIA in Illinois
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There are cases every year. This is why we test, to keep them from becoming widespread. Last year will look worst then it was in one state as there was a herd, with little to no proximity to other horses that had a high number, 40, of EIA horses. Which shows why you want to catch it fast. Here's to keeping positive EIA's far and few between.
EIA in Illinois
