Disease Alerts

Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received.



Strangles
Broward County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 5462
Alert ID: 2853
January 05, 2023
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Number Exposed: 9; 
Age: 1; Gender: Colt; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 12/27/2022;
Clinical Signs: Fever Mucopurulent Nasal Discharge Lymphadenopathy Ruptured Submandibular Lymph Node; 
Comments: This is the 48th confirmed case of Strangles for Florida in 2022. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles