Strangles

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Metastatic abscessation Specific

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Poststrangles anemia

Respiratory

Dyspnea Specific Cough Guttural pouch empyema Specific Serous nasal discharge Pathognomonic Mucopurulent nasal discharge Pathognomonic Aspiration pneumonia Specific

Digestive

Dysphagia

HemoLymphatic

Retropharyngeal lymphadenomegaly Pathognomonic Submandibular lymphadenomegaly Pathognomonic Purpura hemorrhagica Specific

Integumentary

Regional edema Petechiation

Cardiovascular

Poststrangles myocarditis

Neurologic

Purulent Meningitis Specific

Diagnosis

Clinical examination

Nasal swab bacterial culture

Abscess culture

Microscopic examination of stained smears

Hematology

Treatment

Isolation and rest

Crystalline penicillin

Procaine penicillin

Tetracycline

Sulfonamides

Antiseptic cleansing of purulent discharge

Hot packing of abscesses

Tracheotomy

Prolonged antimicrobial therapy

Prevention & Control

Isolation of affected horses for 6 weeks

Strict hygiene and disinfection

Burn contaminated bedding

Quarantine newly introduced horses

Vaccination with Streptococcus equi bacterin

Vaccination with M protein vaccine

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Active Ingredients

No active ingredients found.

Host Species

Mule Primary host Susceptibility: Moderate

Horse Primary host Susceptibility: Very high

Donkey Primary host Susceptibility: High

Ass Primary host Susceptibility: Moderate

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease

Notifiable Yes

Transmissibility Moderate

Infectiousness Highly infectious

OIE Category Transboundary animal disease

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic, Epidemic

Disease Courses

Acute