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Strangles

Tuscola County, MI

Outbreak Identifier: 6509

Alert ID: 4176

January 08, 2025

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: 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

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