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Strangles
Regional Municipality of Durham, ON
Outbreak Identifier: 5569
Alert ID: 2968
April 19, 2023
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

OMAFRA

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 12; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; 
Age: 2; Gender: Gelding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/16/2023;
Clinical Signs: Respiratory distress due to guttural pouch empyema; Confirmation Date: 4/18/2023; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; 
Comments: The facility owner is working with their veterinarian to implement voluntary movement restrictions and biosecurity protocols. For more information go to:  https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles
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