The strangles quarantine that was in place in a Fayette County, Ky., training facility was released on Jan. 14. In total, one Thoroughbred gelding was confirmed with strangles and 13 others were exposed, reports the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
The 2-year-old vaccinated horse began showing clinical signs on Dec. 29 and was confirmed with strangles on Jan. 4. He was shipped to a referral hospital.
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.
Read more at the Equine Disease Communication Center.
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