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Palm Beach County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 5486
Alert ID: 2881
January 26, 2023
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 14; 
Age: 11; Gender: Mare; Onset of Clinical Signs: 1/20/2023;
Clinical Signs: Fever, Stridor, Guttural Pouch, Empyema; Confirmation Date: 1/23/2023; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; 
Comments: This is the 3rd confirmed case of Strangles for Florida in 2023. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles