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Strangles
Lake County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 5358
Alert ID: 2741
September 27, 2022
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Suspected: 2;
Number Exposed: 2;
Age: Yearling; Gender: Filly; Breed: Quarter Horse Cross; Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/1/2022;
Clinical Signs: Nasal discharge, coughing; Confirmation Date: 9/23/2022; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;
Comments: A horse at the property was recently purchased (within the prior month) from a sales barn and added to the herd. For more information go to: Strangles factsheet. 
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