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Strangles

Tuscola County, MI

Outbreak Identifier: 6509

Alert ID: 4122

November 21, 2024

Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Source: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Suspected: Unknown;
Number Exposed: Unknown;

Horse 1:
Age: 24; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 7/24/2024; Confirmation Date: 11/18/2024; Horse Status: Recovered; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This horse was ill in July of 2024, but has since recovered clinically. Samples collected on November 13, 2024 were positive. Another horse at the premises became ill in July of 2024 with strangles-like signs, was tested in September of 2024, and subsequently confirmed to have the disease (Previously reported-see Alert ID 3987). Brings the total of confirmed cases at the property to two with at least two other additional suspected cases at the property.;
Previous Alerts: 3985

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