Lepe-López, M.García-Anleu, R.Fountain-Jones, N.M.Ponce, G.Gonzalez, M.Escobar, L.E.2019-12-032019-12-032018-06Caldasia, 40(1), pp. 188-191.0366-5232DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654http://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/11011Indexación: Scopus; Scielo.FUNDESA (Fundación para el desarrollo de Guatemala) and PACUNAM (Fundación Patrimonio Cultural y Natural Maya) provided funding for the development of this study. Roan Mcnab supported the field work component. Authors thank Meggan E. Craft for her invaluable suggestions during the preparation of this manuscript.The Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is the largest herbivore in the Neotropics classified as “endangered.” It has been proposed that Equine Infectious Anemia virus (EIA) is a disease of horses with potential to lead to further decline of T. bairdii populations. In this study, we used domestic horses as sentinels for EIA in the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala. In total, 40 % (13) horses tested were seropositive to EIA. This study may inform wildlife management strategies inside protected areas by considering the threat from incursions of domestic animals inside core areas of natural reserves. © 2018, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All rights reserved.enEquine infectious anemia diseaseLentivirusSpilloverWildlife diseasesArtículo