Monday, December 15, 2014

Strangles: Dispelling the Myths

Thehorse.com - Full Article

By Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM
Nov 24, 2014

Strangles. Even the common name for this bacterial disease—caused by the sinister Streptococcus equi—sounds like something of legend, a cautionary tale inscribed by medieval monks.

The abscesses and pus-laden nasal discharge common to the condition can seem like something from a mythical plague. However, strangles is very much an actuality in today’s horse world, a real respiratory disease with a real, mundane bacterial cause...

Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/34919/strangles-dispelling-the-myths?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=health-news&utm_campaign=11-25-2014

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