Abstract

MORALES BRICENO, Abelardo; MENDEZ SANCHEZ, Aniceto  and  MORALES BRICENO, María. Equine Infectious Anemia: A Review. INHRR [online]. 2015, vol.46, n.1-2, pp.107-124. ISSN 0798-0477.

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a viral disease that affects horses worldwide. The causative agent belongs to the genus Lentivirus, the family Retroviridae, subfamily Orthoretrovirinae. The disease is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, thrombocytopenia, anemia, weight loss and edema of the lower parts of the body; if death does not occur in the course of the acute clinical attacks, a chronic stage occurs and the disease tends to become dormant. The IEA must be reported to the OIE: World Organization for Animal Health. In 2015 by Health Code OIE Terrestrial Animal it was established Equine Infectious Anemia in the single list of diseases and infections of horses. Veterinarians detected a case of equine infectious anemia should follow national and / or local to the notification and guidelines appropriate diagnostic tests. This article describes the most relevant aspects of the Equine Infectious Anemia.

Keywords : Anemia Infectious Equine; Anemia; AIE; EIA; equine.

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