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Strangles

Marion, Pinellas, and Palm Beach Counties, FL

Alert ID: 1148

December 21, 2018

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has reported three confirmed three quarantines for Strangles. On December 20^th, 2018, one premises in Marion County was placed under quarantine after one horse presented with clinical signs of Strangles with a positive PCR test result. Six of the 93 quarantined horses on the property are currently clinical for Strangles. On December 20^th, 2018, one premises in Pinellas County was placed under quarantine after one horses presented with clinical signs of Strangles with a positive culture test result. Two of the 28 quarantined horses on the property are currently clinical for Strangles. On December 19^th, 2018, one premises in Palm Beach County was placed under quarantine after one horses presented with clinical signs of Strangles with a positive PCR test result. One of the 29 quarantined horses on the property is currently clinical for Strangles.

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