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Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received.

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Strangles

Hillsborough County, FL

Alert ID: 112

October 13, 2015

Three New Strangles cases in Hillsborough County Florida. On the first premise, one out of 47 horses is affected. The affected horse was pasture mates with another horse that moved prior to the original horse displaying clinical signs of submandibular swelling and abscess drainage which started on October 7th. The pasture mate has a fever but no clinical signs at the time. The third premise has a horse that came from a kill facility in another state. The horse arrived symptom free per the reporting veterinarian. .All three premises have been placed under quarantine. These are the first three cases for Hillsborough County and the 23nd through 25th case for the State in 2015.

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