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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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Levy County, FL
Alert ID: 553
July 03, 2017

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

On July 3, one premise in Levy County, Florida was placed under quarantine for clinical signs and positive PCR confirmation of strangles.  The index case became clinical in late June. Eleven of the 59 horses on the property were clinical at time of quarantine. This the second case for Levy County and case 24 for Florida in 2017.