Disease Alerts

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 2;
Notes: No additional cases to report. The quarantine on this premises was released.;
Previous Alerts: 2623, 2620

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Suspected: 1;
Number Exposed: 2;
Facility Type: Farm;
Age: 18; Gender: Stallion; Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/21/2022;
Clinical Signs: Nasal discharge; Confirmation Date: 6/28/2022; Horse Status: Quarantined;
Age: 19; Gender: Mare; Breed: POA; Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/21/2022;
Clinical Signs: Nasal discharge; Confirmation Date: 6/28/2022; Horse Status: Quarantined;
Notes: This is the 35th confirmed case of Strangles for Florida in 2022. For more information about Strangles go to: Strangles factsheet.;

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Suspected: 1;
Number Exposed: 1;
Facility Type: Farm;
Age: 12; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/23/2022;
Clinical Signs: Lymphadenopathy; Confirmation Date: 6/28/2022; Horse Status: Isolated; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;
Notes: This is the 34th confirmed case of Strangles for Florida in 2022. For more information about Strangles go to: Strangles factsheet.;

Source: Washington State Veterinary Office

Number Confirmed: 1;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Notes: A horse at a boarding facility in Spokane County has tested positive for Strangles. The facility is under a voluntary quarantine and working with private veterinary care. For more information about Strangles go to: Strangles factsheet. 

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1;
Age: 1; Gender: Colt; Breed: Paint; Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/16/2022; Clinical Signs: 6/16/22 presented with seizure like activity on owners property, then became laterally recumbant with dull mentation and nystagmus. Temperature was 103.5, heart rate 84, and pale mucous membranes. No symptoms 2 hours prior, other horses on property nonsymptomatic.; Confirmation Date: 6/23/2022; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Undervaccinated;
Notes: This is the 5th confirmed case of EEE for Florida in 2022. For more information about Eastern Equine Encephalitis go to EEE factsheet.

Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Suspected: 1;
Age: 15; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Belgian; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/11/2022;
Clinical Signs: Nasal discharge;
Notes: Reportedly purchase at an auction in Illinois late May;

For more information go to Strangles factsheet.

Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 3;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Age: 13; Gender: Mare;
Clinical Signs: Lymphadenopathy, fever; Confirmation Date: 6/21/2022;

For more information go to Strangles factsheet.

Source: Welcome to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Suspected: 3;
Number Exposed: 27;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Gender: Gelding; Breed: Miniature Horse; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/8/2022;
Clinical Signs: Unilateral nasal discharge; Confirmation Date: 6/11/2022;
Age: 15; Gender: Mare; Breed: Warmblood (WB); Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/9/2022;
Clinical Signs: Lymphadenopathy, nasal discharge, fever; Confirmation Date: 6/11/2022;
Age: Yearling; Gender: Filly; Breed: Warmblood (WB);
Clinical Signs: Fever;
Age: 22; Gender: Mare; Breed: Paint;
Clinical Signs: Abscessed and draining lymph node;

For more information go to the Strangles factsheet.

Source: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Suspected: 1;
Number Exposed: 1;
Age: 10; Gender: Mare; Breed: Standardbred; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/12/2022;
Clinical Signs: abscess; Confirmation Date: 6/18/2022; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Notes: A horse in St. Joseph County has tested positive for Strangles. For more information about Strangles go to: Strangles factsheet. 

Source: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1;
Age: 10; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Tennessee Walking Horses; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/12/2022;
Clinical Signs: Fever, nasal discharge; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Notes: A horse in Livingston County has tested positive for Strangles. For more information about Strangles go to: Strangles factsheet.