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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.



Eaton County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 6741
Alert ID: 4358
May 12, 2025
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 3; 
Number Exposed: 2; 

Horse 1: 
Age: Yearling; Gender: Colt; Breed: Paint; Onset of Clinical Signs: 3/28/2025; Clinical Signs: fever, enlarged lymph nodes; Confirmation Date: 5/8/2025; Horse Status: Recovered; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: Two ponies from the premises were reported by MDARD in February of 2025 as having strangles (Alert 4228). This is a third newly detected case from the property.; 
Previous Alerts: 4228