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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

St. John's County, FL

Alert ID: 114

October 15, 2015

Strangles Case in St. Johns County, Florida A new strangles premise on October 15th. The horses had been clinical for about one week and another horse had strangles (unreported) in the past according to the reporting veterinarian. Two of the twenty horses on the premise where clinical but all horses were allowed to intermingle in a common pasture. The premise has been placed under quarantine. This is the second case for St. Johns County and the 28th case for Florida in 2015.

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