Effectiveness of a screening protocol employed at a <scp>UK</scp> rescue centre to prevent introduction of strangles

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Luke A. McLinden · University of Nottingham

Jeremy G. Kemp‐Symonds · Horse Hospital

Janet M. Daly · University of Nottingham

Adam Blanchard · University of Nottingham

Andrew S. Waller · Intertek (Sweden)

Sarah Freeman · University of Nottingham

Abstract

The screening process resulted in the identification of screening-positive equids and maintained a strangles-free herd. Further research is required to elucidate the significance of S. zooepidemicus infection in the guttural pouch.

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Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Microbial infections and disease research Rabies epidemiology and control

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Published in: Equine Veterinary Journal

Volume 58, Issue 2, pp. 466-475

DOI: 10.1111/evj.70080

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Effectiveness of a screening protocol employed at a <scp>UK</scp> rescue centre to prevent introduction of strangles

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