Strangles
Strangles
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Sometimes the veterinarian surgically opens the abscesses to help breathing. Abscesses that rupture shed highly infective pus into the environment, which can infect other horses. In some outbreaks and in up to ten percent of cases, these abscesses spread to other parts of the body (a condition known as ‘bastard' strangles) which is nearly always fatal.
Diagnosis
Fever, depression, loss of appetite, nasal discharge, and swollen lymph nodes make clinical diagnosis generally straightforward. Isolation of Streptococcus equi from the nose and throat (including the guttural pouch) with swabs taken from the nasopharynx and from abscesses confirms the clinical diagnosis.
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Added on: 21/06/08.
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