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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.

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Strangles

Union County, FL

Alert ID: 428

January 13, 2017

On January 13, one premise in Union County, Florida was placed under quarantine for strangles after PCR results returned positive for 3 of the thirteen horses on the property. All three horses had recently performed at a roping event in Trenton, Florida over the New Year’s weekend. All horse owners that attended this event are encouraged to monitor their horses closely for signs of strangles, isolate febrile horses and report clinical signs to the Florida Department of Agriculture. Clinical signs for the three positive horses began January 5 and the case was reported to the state on January 12. No equids have left the facility since clinical signs began. This is the first case for Union County and Florida’s second case in 2017.

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