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The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health has confirmed two separate cases of reportable diseases in Kansas horses: Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) in Sedgwick County and West Nile Virus (WNV) in Harper County.
In the EIA case, a horse tested positive in mid-July and later died from the disease. Additional horses at the same facility have also tested positive, prompting a quarantine and a 60-day observation period for those testing negative. EIA is untreatable and spread through blood, often via biting flies or unsterile equipment. KDA is conducting surveillance within a quarter-mile radius of the affected area…