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