An Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) affected premises has been identified in the province of Saskatchewan.
On March 18, 2019, a positive EIA result was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s national reference laboratory for a horse located on a premises in the rural municipality of Big River, SK.
The horse had been sampled by an accredited veterinarian at the owner’s request after they became aware of a potential epidemiological link to a recently identified EIA-affected premises. No clinical signs of disease were noted at the time of sampling.