Source:
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Number Confirmed: 7; Comments: Premises 3: Results of the testing completed on the twenty-seven (27) horses at Triple Diamonds Training Center (aka Three Diamonds on Russell Cave Road) did identify two (2) additional positive horses. These horses were under the care of the same trainer having positives on premises one (1) and two (2). The two (2) positive horses and the trainer’s other six (6) horses were all moved offsite to the private quarantine facility. Nineteen (19) horses under the care of a second trainer were all found negative. Horses in this affected barn will remain under quarantine, are being monitored daily for any signs of illness and will be resampled. Additionally, two horses for the single trainer that had originally tested negative by PCR the day they were moved offsite from Premises 2 (Keeneland), have subsequently been confirmed positive by culture on specimens collected from enlarged mandibular lymph nodes. The fact both of these horses were PCR negative on nasal pharyngeal washes collected at the time of departure from Keeneland, provides additional evidence and confidence the disease-causing organism, Streptococcus equi subsp equi, was not being shed at that time. Assessment of the exposed horses remaining on the three identified premises this morning found all horses to be bright, alert, eating and afebrile. We are continuing to review the health status of these horses daily and will be collecting additional diagnostic tests during the upcoming week. IN SUMMARY: Our investigation to date has confirmed evidence of streptococcus equi subsp equi in seven (7) individual horses for a single trainer on three (3) separate facilities. As previously described, we have and continue to test multiple horses under the care of several trainers at each of the three (3) premises and have found no new evidence of the disease-causing organism. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles
Previous Alerts: 2973 , 2967