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Strangles
Middlesex, Hampden and Barnstable County, MA
Alert ID: 1974
March 05, 2021

Massachusetts State Veterinarian

Middlesex County
Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 4;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Confirmation Date: 2/19/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive;

 

Hampden County
Number Suspected: 1;
Number Exposed: 30;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility 
Onset of Clinical Signs: 2/22/2021;


Barnstable County
Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Suspected: 2;
Number Exposed: 6;
Facility Type: Private Facility;
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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