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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

Orange and Sumter Counties, FL

Alert ID: 165

February 24, 2016

Two new cases have been reported and quarantined in Orange and Sumter Counties, Florida. Both received shipments from Bastrop Kill Pen in Louisiana on 2/16/2016. The first premise has one clinical horse while the second premise has two clinical horses. These are the first cases for Sumter and Orange Counties and the 7th and 8th cases for the Florida in 2016. Individuals considering horses from either Louisiana Kill Pen facility should understand the risks and be strongly cautioned. Florida has received 12 different positive strangles shipments from these facilities in the past 5 months.

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