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Strangles

Suwannee and Lake Counties, FL

Alert ID: 790

January 19, 2018

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed Strangles in Suwannee and Lake Counties. On January 5th 2018, one premise in Suwannee County was placed under quarantine for clinical signs of Strangles. The clinical horse arrived on the premise on 12/20/2017 from Burkburnett, TX and became clinical 10 days later. This is the first case of Strangles in Suwannee County and for the state of Florida in 2018. On 1/10/2018 one premise in Lake County, Florida was placed under quarantine when two of the twelve horses on the property demonstrated clinical signs consistent with Strangles. This is the first case of Strangles for Lake County and the second for the state of Florida in 2018. For more information go to: https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/DiseaseFactsheetStrepequi.pdf

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