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Strangles
Oakland County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 5211
Alert ID: 2585
May 18, 2022
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 2;
Age: 29; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Tennessee Walking Horses; Clinical Signs: nasal discharge; Confirmation Date: 5/10/2022; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Age: 22; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Tennessee Walking Horses; Onset of Clinical Signs: 1/20/2022;
Clinical Signs: nasal discharge; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Notes: Update 5/18/22: Previously Alert ID 2583: A total of two horses have been confirmed infected with strangles in 2022 from this same premises. On May 17, 2022 the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development received information for this horse, which is still alive. For more information about Strangles go to: Strangles factsheet. 
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