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Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) - ANSWERS-no vaccination, no cure -similar to HIV in humans -highly contagious retrovirus -horseflies, stable flies, mosquitoes -Coggins test for antibodies What horse owners can do: -Keep clean! -control pests -don't breed infected horses -quarantine new horses Strangles (Distemper, Barn Fever) - ANSWERS-streptococcus Equi bacterial infection -young horses, older/higher stressed horses -swelling and infection of the throat region -fever of 102-106 -depressed and unwilling to eat -nasal discharge -cough -abscesses in retropharyngeal or mandibular lymph nodes 10-14 days after the initial onset of signs- once ruptured it is contagious -once on the farm it persists -once the disease clears, the horse becomes immune -if active infection, do not vaccinate but if it is exposed but no symptoms, can still vaccinate Vaccine: -2-3 shot series given at 3 week intervals and then annual boosters, can use nasal spray