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Outbreak Alerts: November 24, 2022 Strangles in Kittitas County, WA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Confirmed Case(s) – Voluntary Quarantine Source: Washington State Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: 10Facility Type: FarmComments: A horse in Kittitas County has tested positive for Strangles. The premises is under voluntary quarantine and the owner is working with a private veterinarian on biosecurity and disease management plans. For more information about Strangles … Read More

Outbreak Alerts: November 11, 2022 Strangles in King County, WA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Confirmed Case(s) – Voluntary Quarantine Source: State vet office Number Confirmed: 2Number Suspected: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: StableComments: A horse in King County has tested positive for Strangles. The facility is working with private vet on a biosecurity/mitigation plan in a small stable facility. For more information go to: Strangles factsheet.  Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on … Read More

New assay improves diagnostic detection of strangles in horses

Strangles

New primers developed for highly contagious horse disease Research initiated at the Equine Infectious Disease Laboratory, EIDL, at Texas A&M University to explore the genomic components of strangles has now led to an improved assay at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL. Strangles is a highly contagious disease that affects … Read More

October 26, 2020 – Strangles in King County, WA: Confirmed Case(s)-Voluntary Quarantine

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: Attending Veterinarian Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: 5; Age: 14; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 10/19/2020; Clinical Signs: Bilateral Nasal Discharge, Lethargy, Low Grade Fever; Confirmation Date: 10/23/2020; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: The private facility is under a voluntary 2 week quarantine. For more information about Strangles go to https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet-Strep_equi_final%20Cobranded_0.pdf;     All information is sourced from  http://equinediseasecc.org/alerts/outbreaks Equine Disease … Read More

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