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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

Levy and Lake Counties, FL

Alert ID: 710

October 09, 2017

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

On September 25^th, 2017, one premise in Lake County, Florida and one premise in Levy County, Florida were placed under quarantine for clinical signs and positive PCR confirmation of Strangles. Each premise had one horse develop clinical signs after riding on a horse trailer together from Louisiana. This is the 4^th case for Lake County, the 3^rd case for Levy County, and the 28^th and 29^th cases for the state of Florida.

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