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Strangles
Wellington County, ON
Outbreak Identifier: 6801
Alert ID: 4302
April 10, 2025
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

OMAFA

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 10; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Gender: Mare; Clinical Signs: This horse was exposed briefly to a horse that temporarily stayed at the farm and that had come from a facility that had some respiratory illness. She developed signs of strangles and tested positive by PCR.; 

Comments: The farm owner has instituted voluntary animal movement restrictions and biosecurity protocols. To see past and present Strangles cases in Ontario go to: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/ontario-equine-disease-alerts/ and enter the disease surveillance portal.;
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