On May 8, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed that eight Quarter Horses in Riverside and San Bernardino counties have tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA).
In San Bernardino County, six horses are confirmed positive, and seven others on the property have potentially been exposed. In Riverside County, a 4-year-old stallion and a 5-year-old mare tested positive, and one other horse on the premises is potentially exposed.
All exposed horses initially tested negative for EIA but will be quarantined and retested after 60 days, as required by the CDFA and USDA. Epidemiological tracing has confirmed these positive cases to be linked. The CDFA has been to each site and is monitoring the situation…