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Strangles

Lake County, FL

Outbreak Identifier: 5306

Alert ID: 2711

September 02, 2022

Outbreak Update

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 3
Facility Type: Farm;
Age: Weanling; Gender: Filly; Breed: Warmblood (WB); Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/12/2022;
Clinical Signs: Mucopurulent Nasal Discharge; Confirmation Date: 8/17/2022; Horse Status: Quarantined; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated;
Comments: This is the 42nd confirmed case of Strangles for Florida in 2022. Update 9/2/2022: The Filly was confirmed to have been infected by a vaccine strain after vaccination. She developed lymphadenopathy, nasal discharge, and guttural pouch empyema. All three other exposed horses have not shown any clinical signs.
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