Source: Manitoba Horse Council  

Manitoba Horse Council (MHC) has learned that several horses have tested positive for EIA in the St. Clements area and a single positive in the Armstrong municipality. This is in addition to the animal tested positive earlier in June in Rockwood which subsequently traveled to Saskatchewan.

The disease outbreak is under investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) which imposes strict regulations on the premises and animals involved. They do not share the names of premises or people involved in their investigation.

EIA is a potentially fatal viral disease which can affect horses, donkeys, and mules. There is no vaccine or cure available. Horses that do survive remain carriers and a source of infection to other horses their entire lives. 

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