equine infectious anemia
noun
: a serious sometimes fatal disease of horses that is caused by a retrovirus (Lentivirus equinfane) and is marked by intermittent fever, depression, weakness, edema, and anemia
called also swamp fever
—abbreviation EIACite this Entry
“Equine infectious anemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/equine%20infectious%20anemia. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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