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Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received.



Tuscola County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 6509
Alert ID: 4176
January 08, 2025
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 3; Gender: Filly; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Confirmation Date: 1/7/2025; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: Filly housed with a strangles carrier (previously reported in Sept 2024 as a case--3985). Filly undergoing serial strangles testing and was retested on 1/6 and found to be positive.; 
Previous Alerts: 4122, 3985