Three quarantines for Strangles have been reported in different counties in Florida after horses tested positive for the bacterial infection. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and...

Just as strep throat can run rampant in elementary schools, strangles, the “strep throat” of horses, caused by a different Streptococcus bacterium, Streptococcus equi sp equi, is highly contagious....

On Saturday, Feb. 18, the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) began receiving accounts of horses exposed to equine herpes virus type 4 (EHV-4) and Streptococcus equi bacterial infection (also known...

Today, one premise in Hillsborough County, Florida was placed under quarantine for strangles, according to a Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) alert. The horse began showing respiratory signs...

A horse in Madison County, FL has been confirmed positive for rabies, according to an update from the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC). The equine, the first that tested positive for the dangerous...