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Ponoka County, AB
Outbreak Identifier: 7533
Alert ID: 5104
August 06, 2026
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Attending veterinarian

Number Suspected: 5; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 3; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Clinical Signs: Respiratory stridor causing compression of the airway due to strangles abscesses; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: Due to respiratory distress horse required emergency tracheostomy;