Stručni rad
Equine infectious anemia in the Republic of Croatia: surveillance results and serological prevalence 2019–2025
Matko Perharić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
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Iva Zečević
orcid.org/0000-0002-2549-6044
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Zvonimir Pavlović
orcid.org/0009-0002-7731-9717
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Iva Benvin
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vladimir Stevanović
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivana Čorić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Gordana Miletić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Suzana Hađina
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Josipa Habuš
orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-0466
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Nenad Turk
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is a transmissible infectious disease of equids caused by persistent infection with a virus from the family Retroviridae. Infected animals remain lifelong carriers and serve as a continuous source of infection throughout all stages of the disease. In the absence of effective immunoprophylaxis, identifying and humanely eliminating seropositive equids is the most effective strategy for disease control and eradication within equine populations. In the Republic of Croatia, until 2019, disease control and eradication were carried out through systematic serological screening of the entire equine population. After the introduction of the revised National Disease Surveillance Programme in 2019, the number of serologically tested equids was substantially reduced, and surveillance has since been conducted on a limited scale through 2025. During this seven-year period, a total of 18,501 equids were serologically tested, yielding an overall seroprevalence of 0.005%. The only seropositive animal detected during this period originated from Split-Dalmatia County. Given the markedly limited number of tested animals, the geographical proximity to
regions with high seroprevalence, increased vector activity, and the confirmed presence of EIA virus within the territory of the Republic of Croatia, the implementation of expanded control and surveillance measures is warranted to prevent further spread of the disease within the national equine population.
Ključne riječi
equine infectious anaemia; EIA; seroprevalence; diagnostic; AGID test
Hrčak ID:
345869
URI
Datum izdavanja:
26.3.2026.
Posjeta: 361 *