Outbreak control
Once the first case of strangles on a yard has been diagnosed, all other horses
will be at risk.
- The affected horse needs to be isolated from the other horses
- The yard should be closed to horses from outside
- All healthy animals on the yard should be monitored
closely to pick up new cases of strangles as early as possible
- People who are in regular contact with horses from outside the yard
should stay away from the infected yard as much as possible.
Effectively, this could mean that a yard will be closed down.
Unfortunately, this situation can last for months. The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) have issued guidelines on the prevention
and control of strangles: click here
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