The Equine Disease Communication Center announced a strangles positive in an unidentified Thoroughbred racehorse at a Kentucky training center on Jan. 6. According to the disease alert, a quarantine is in place.
As per usual policy for EDCC alerts, the name or location of the facility involved was not published.
The alert information is below.
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 13;
Facility Type: Training Facility;
Age: 2; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Thoroughbred (TB); Usage: Racing; Onset of Clinical Signs: 12/29/2022;
Clinical Signs: Horse arrived from Out-of-State 12/28 – was febrile on 12/29 and remained segregated from the general population. Second fever detected 1/2/2023 and horse was shipped to referral hospital where it remains in isolation. Samples collected were confirmed positive for Strep Equi; Confirmation Date: 1/4/2023; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated; For more information go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles.
Strangles is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract, which is characterized by fever, nasal discharge, coughing, and characteristic abscesses in the lymph nodes around the throatlatch.
Most horses recover successfully, but the disease is highly transmissible and can take some time to clear.
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