Outbreak ?

2012paddy2012

How can you find out if strangles is in your neighborhood ? Bit of a panic on at mo at local yard ... Control measures in place as a result of rumours.... Circulating .... Is there official notification given if an outbreak occurs ?

Riverireland

It is mandatory to inform the department of agriculture. Was in a few yards last year in Kildare and any animalis I heard about recovered. Rumours recently about North county dublin. Once stringent precautions are taken, 6 weeks isolation, it should be ok. Not to understate the problem but people go into panic mode.

Kamili

Call the Dept. Agriculture and they will be able to tell you. There has been rumours a certain yard in north Dublin has the disease and was not containing it. But that yard have had all horses tested and no disease was found.
Dept. Agriculture should have informed all yards in the area of the outbreak, provided they are registered.

Ave Sodalis

OP, as others gave said, call the Department of Agriculture if you suspect Strangles. Are you part of the yard? What measures have they in place? Are they worried they might have a horse with it or are they just concerned about the other yard? Have they had dealings with the other yard?

Ah_Yeah

Unfortunately Strangles is not a notifiable disease - means that the Dept of Agriculture may not necessarily know if a yard has it.

It was originally supposed to be in a yard in North Dublin who have since confirmed thanks to tests from the Irish Equine Centre that they do not have it. If your yard has it your yard owner should ensure that no liveries leave the yard until the incubation period is over (up to 14 days after contraction but it's recommended to incubate for up to 4 weeks).

Strangles is contracted via mucus, which often comes from nose-to-nose touching of horses. It can also be contracted through the use of an infected horse's equipment, or using a stable/horsebox that an infected horse has been in. It is not an airborne disease.

If out competing, or visiting other yards, ensure you don't allow your horse to sniff other horses, use your own equipment and don't share, and change your clothes and make sure everything is disinfected often. Sounds like a bit much but it's good practice!

2012paddy2012

Ah_Yeah wrote: »

Unfortunately Strangles is not a notifiable disease - means that the Dept of Agriculture may not necessarily know if a yard has it.

It was originally supposed to be in a yard in North Dublin who have since confirmed thanks to tests from the Irish Equine Centre that they do not have it. If your yard has it your yard owner should ensure that no liveries leave the yard until the incubation period is over (up to 14 days after contraction but it's recommended to incubate for up to 4 weeks).

Strangles is contracted via mucus, which often comes from nose-to-nose touching of horses. It can also be contracted through the use of an infected horse's equipment, or using a stable/horsebox that an infected horse has been in. It is not an airborne disease.

If out competing, or visiting other yards, ensure you don't allow your horse to sniff other horses, use your own equipment and don't share, and change your clothes and make sure everything is disinfected often. Sounds like a bit much but it's good practice!

That's a lot ... Great news ! I hear it's in ashbourne now tho!

Ah_Yeah

2012paddy2012 wrote: »

That's a lot ... Great news ! I hear it's in ashbourne now tho!

Tbh Strangles is always somewhere, it's just incidents like a few weeks back that sends the country into a tizzy and gives it lots of publicity. It's when yards don't follow best practice of shutting down all traffic out of and into it that you have issues where it spreads like wildfire. All you can do is be vigilant and ensure you're careful when out competing. Read up on the disease and know the early warning signs.