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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
Leon, Sarasota and Alachua County, FL
Alert ID: 1937
January 14, 2021

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Leon County
Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 33
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Onset of Clinical Signs: 1/1/2021;
Clinical Signs: drain lymph node, Swollen Lymph Nodes; Confirmation Date: 1/5/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Undervaccinated;

Sarasota County
Number Exposed: 15;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; Onset of Clinical Signs: 1/9/2021;
Clinical Signs: Purulent Nasal Discharge; Confirmation Date: 1/14/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; 

Alachua County
Number Exposed: 2;
Onset of Clinical Signs: 1/5/2021;
Clinical Signs: Purulent Nasal Discharge, Swollen Lymph Nodes; Confirmation Date: 1/8/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Notes: For more information about Strangles go to https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet-Strep_equi_final%20Cobranded_0.pdf;
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