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Strangles

Brevard and Suwannee Counties, FL

Alert ID: 851

March 02, 2018

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

On March 2, 2018, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed Strangles (Streptococcus equi) in two horses. One horse with clinical signs and a positive culture located in Brevard County was placed under quarantine. Of the two horses on the Brevard County property, one exhibited clinical signs but has since returned to normal. This is the first Strangles quarantine in Brevard County and the eighth for the state of Florida in 2018. A second horse with clinical signs and a positive PCR for Strangles located in Suwannee County Florida was placed under quarantine. The horse arrived from a kill pen several weeks ago and began exhibiting clinical signs on February 16, 2018. This is the second strangles quarantine for Suwannee County and the ninth for the state of Florida in 2018.

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