The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of equine strangles at a private facility in Defiance County. There were three other horses exposed.
The 25-year-old unvaccinated pony mare that is used for therapy was confirmed with equine strangles on February 9 and is recovering.
For more information read the Strangles Fact Sheet.
Information for this report was provided by the Equine Disease Communication Center.
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