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Strangles

Volusia County, FL

Alert ID: 771

December 08, 2017

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

On December 5th, 2017 the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed one premise in Volusia County, Florida was placed under quarantine for clinical signs and positive PCR confirmation of Strangles. The index case became clinical on December 2^nd. All other horses on the premise are free of clinical signs at this time. This is the first case of reported Strangles in Volusia County and the 39^th for the state of Florida.

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