{"id":1611,"date":"2021-12-16T11:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T11:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/horse-owners\/"},"modified":"2022-03-05T08:18:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T08:18:02","slug":"for-hastagare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/for-hastagare\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 20px 0px 60px;\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-is-kvarka\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaa5b7;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h4 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;color:#eaa5b7;\">Horse owners<\/h4><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaa5b7;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div ><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-1{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-no-mag.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[7cc020345b57c9681b6]\" data-title=\"what-is-strangles-no-mag\" title=\"what-is-strangles-mag\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1759\" height=\"1472\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-200x167.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-400x335.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-600x502.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-800x669.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-1200x1004.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Strangles is a highly contagious disease in horses worldwide which is caused by the bacterium <i>Streptococcus equi<\/i> subspecies <i>equi<\/i> and is characterized by inflammation of the upper airways and abscessation of lymph nodes of the head and neck.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Read more about how we can work together to stop strangles!<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-chevron-down fas circle-no fusion-link fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"font-size:32px;margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\" href=\"#need-to-know\" aria-label=\"Link to #need-to-know\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><style>a.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-1{ color: #000000;}a.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-1:hover { color: #000000;}a.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-1{ align-self:center;}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-1 { overflow:visible; 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margin-left:!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaa5b7;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h4 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;color:#eaa5b7;\">Horse owners<\/h4><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaa5b7;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div ><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-2{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-no-mag.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[7cc020345b57c9681b6]\" data-title=\"what-is-strangles-no-mag\" title=\"what-is-strangles-mag\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1759\" height=\"1472\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-200x167.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-400x335.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-600x502.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-800x669.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag-1200x1004.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/what-is-strangles-mag.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1759px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 30px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ff0a0a;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1.fusion-toggle-icon-right .fusion-toggle-heading{ margin-right: 48px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover { color: #000000;}.fusion-faq-shortcode .fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #000000;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1.fusion-toggle-icon-unboxed .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1.fusion-toggle-icon-unboxed .panel-title a.hover .fa-fusion-box { color: #000000; }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-faq-shortcode\"><div class=\"fusion-faqs-wrapper\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group  fusion-toggle-icon-right fusion-toggle-icon-unboxed\" id=\"accordian-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1974 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">WHAT IS STRANGLES<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/author\/andreas\/\" rel=\"author\">Andreas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2022-03-05T07:16:47+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1974\" href=\"#collapse-1-1974\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">WHAT IS STRANGLES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1974\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Strangles is a highly contagious disease in horses worldwide which is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and is characterized by inflammation of the upper airways and abscessation of lymph nodes of the head and neck.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Read more about how we stop Strangles together!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-2-1 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1978 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STRANGLES<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/author\/andreas\/\" rel=\"author\">Andreas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2022-03-05T07:18:43+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1978\" href=\"#collapse-1-1978\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STRANGLES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1978\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Clinical signs of Strangles<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Fever (body temperature &gt;38.5 oC)<\/li>\n<li>Nasal discharge<\/li>\n<li>Soft moist cough<\/li>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Inappetence<\/li>\n<li>Abscesses in the lymph nodes of the head and neck (and other body sites in rare cases)<\/li>\n<li>Up to 100% morbidity and 10% mortality (if high infectious dose)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Pathogenesis: strep. Equi infection pathway<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Watch the video to see how horses become infected with Strep. equi and how the bacterium behaves once inside the horse\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:800px;max-height:450px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBe61yn7O5g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Carriers: the secret of strep. Equi for persisting in populations<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin global-link-italic global-link-underlined\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>All horses have two guttural pouches, which are extensions of the middle ear<\/li>\n<li>Streptococcus equi enters the guttural pouch during disease and can persist here in around 10% of recovered \u2018carrier\u2019 horses.<\/li>\n<li>Carriers look healthy, but can spread strangles to other horses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:800px;max-height:450px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBe61yn7O5g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-2-2 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1982 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">HOW TO PREVENT STRANGLES<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/author\/andreas\/\" rel=\"author\">Andreas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2022-03-05T07:20:26+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1982\" href=\"#collapse-1-1982\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">HOW TO PREVENT STRANGLES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1982\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-3{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"max-width:800px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"862\" title=\"Illustration Horse\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-400x216.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-800x431.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-1200x647.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Given the impact a strangles outbreak can have from a welfare and economical perspective, preventing the disease is a much more attractive scenario than having to deal with an outbreak. Biosecurity and vaccination are the two important aspects of prevention and they go hand-in-hand<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Watch the video below to learn about preventative measures for controlling strangles:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:800px;max-height:450px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBe61yn7O5g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What are the most important biosecurity measures?<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Quarantine new arrivals to a yard for a minimum of three weeks so that they have no direct with other horses, nor indirect contact via equipment used for other horses.<\/li>\n<li>Test horses using the Strangles blood test and guttural pouch endoscopy ideally before arrival or whilst in quarantine to identify horses exposed to S. equi.<\/li>\n<li>Do not allow your horse to share drinking water and avoid direct contact with other horses whilst attending equine events.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly clean and disinfect all food and water containers, clothing, stabling and equipment at your yard. \u2022 Clean and disinfect horseboxes\/trailers before and after collecting any new horses.<\/li>\n<li>Wash hands between handling different horses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-7{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-7{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What are the benefits of vaccination?<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Vaccination against strangles can:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Reduce the severity of clinical symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the number of abscesses and spread of the disease.<\/li>\n<li>Improve protection at individual horse level as well as on a yard level.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the risk of horses contracting strangles whilst travelling to other premises or attending equine events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Vaccination aims at maximizing herd immunity, which is achieved when a high proportion of a population is vaccinated. As a result it becomes difficult for a contagious agent to spread because there are not many animals left who can become infected and transmit the disease.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-8{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-8{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What is diva and why is it important?<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>DIVA is short for: Differentiate Infected from Vaccinated Animals. Horses vaccinated with a DIVA vaccine can attend events and sales or move yards normally without triggering positive tests, unless they have been exposed to S. equi. Recently a new intramuscular strangles vaccines has become available that does not contain live or killed S. equi cells and instead targets the equine immune response to 8 important proteins to give the best protection. These proteins are different from the once leading to a positive response in diagnostic tests tests.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-9{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-9{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Faqs about vaccination against strangles<\/h3><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-10{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-10{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-BoldItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Which horses are most at risk of strangles?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Young and old horses are at highest risk of severe disease if they become infected with S. equi. Vaccination protects these susceptible horses from potential introductions of S. equi. Vaccination is also highly recommended for: horses before competition, sales or possible exposure events and for horses in an area with known outbreaks of strangles. Vaccinating all horses on the farm raises herd immunity, and decreases the risk of spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-11{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-11{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-BoldItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Can I vaccinate my horse if my yard has an index case of strangles?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>There are some guidelines with respect to vaccination in an outbreak or high-risk situation:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Horses with clinical signs and those in contact should not be vaccinated<\/li>\n<li>Vaccinated horses that have not been in contact with cases:<\/li>\n<li>Last dose &gt;2 months: booster doses will maximise immunity<\/li>\n<li>Last dose &lt;2 months: no booster required<\/li>\n<li>Unvaccinated horses: start primary course: partial protection from 2 weeks after 2nd dos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-12{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-12{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-BoldItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Will I still need to quarantine my vaccinated horse if I move yards?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>This will depend on the biosecurity policy of the yard and whether the horse has also been vaccinated against other equine infectious diseases klike influenza and equine herpes disease. With respect to strangles however, if the horse has been vaccinated, there is no reason for quarantine anymore.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-13{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-13{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-BoldItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Will my horse test positive for strangles after being vaccinated?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>This will depend on the type of vaccine being used. If a vaccine with DIVA capability has been used, then the horse will not test positive, unless it has been infected with S. equi previously.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-14{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-14{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-BoldItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Will I still be able to ride\/compete my horse immediately after vaccination?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>It is generally recommended not to exercise horses in the 2 to 3 days following vaccination. This depends on whether the horse shows a rise in body temperature as a reaction to vaccination or not. Temporary fever after vaccination is not uncommon as this is part of the immune system activation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-2-3 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1986 for-horse-owners-en for-horse-owners-en for-horse-owners-en for-horse-owners-en for-horse-owners-en for-horse-owners-en for-horse-owners-en \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">HOW TO DEAL WITH A OUTBREAK SITUATION AND HOW TO TREAT STRANGLES<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/author\/andreas\/\" rel=\"author\">Andreas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2022-03-05T07:22:13+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1986\" href=\"#collapse-1-1986\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">HOW TO DEAL WITH A OUTBREAK SITUATION AND HOW TO TREAT STRANGLES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1986\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-4{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\" style=\"max-width:800px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"521\" title=\"Ha\u0308st med feber\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ha\u0308st-med-feber.svg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1099\"\/><\/span><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-15{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-15{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What to do when a horse has strangles in your yard<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Take immediate action!<\/li>\n<li>Stop all horses moving on or off the yard.<\/li>\n<li>Use isolation as a precaution for all horses while you speak to your vet and arrange for testing.<\/li>\n<li>Use the \u2018traffic light\u2019 system to segregate horses into groups and minimise the risk to other horses on the yard and the surrounding area.<\/li>\n<li>Spot the clinical signs of strangles and take temperature of each horse at least twice a day.<\/li>\n<li>After outbreak, disinfect stables, paddocks and equipment to make them free of infection.<\/li>\n<li>Look for carriers to prevent persistent infection and new outbreaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-16{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-16{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Hould affected horses receive medical treatment?<\/h3><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-17{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-17{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-17 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Bold&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">Treatment of acute cases<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>A proportion of infected horses will recover without treatment, but the recovery period is relatively long and usually takes 3 to 6 weeks if no complications occur.<\/p>\n<p>Early treatment of exposed horses with antibiotics (penicillin) may prevent abscess formation.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-18{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-18{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-18 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">However:<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Lymph node abscesses quickly become so large that antibiotics cannot penetrate to sufficient levels<\/li>\n<li>Treatment may be required for several weeks and the infection could still flare up again when treatment stops.<\/li>\n<li>Antibiotic resistance is emerging (12.5% of UK isolates).<\/li>\n<li>Antibiotic treatment may interfere with natural immunity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-24 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Severe cases require emergency treatment with antibiotics, corticosteroids and\/or surgical intervention (tracheostomy).<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-19{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-19{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-19 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Treatment of carriers<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-25 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Physical removal of chondroids<\/li>\n<li>Procaine benzylpenicillin administered into guttural pouches<\/li>\n<li>Systemic antibiotics for 2 weeks<\/li>\n<li>Repeat endoscopy and lavage to confirm infection free status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-2-4 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2-4{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1990 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">WORLDWIDE PREVALENCE OF STRANGLES<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/author\/andreas\/\" rel=\"author\">Andreas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2022-03-05T07:27:47+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1990\" href=\"#collapse-1-1990\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">WORLDWIDE PREVALENCE OF STRANGLES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1990\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-5{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\" style=\"max-width:400px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"701\" title=\"Globe\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Globe.svg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1108\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-26 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Strangles is one of the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses (typically between 5 and 100 times more outbreaks than of equine influenza)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-27 fusion-text-no-margin global-link-underlined global-link-italic\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Approximately 300 outbreaks per year are reported in the UK <a href=\"https:\/\/app.jshiny.com\/jdata\/ses\/sesview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SES<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Approximately 100 outbreaks per year are reported in Sweden. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sva.se\/djurhalsa\/smittlage\/karta-over-kvarka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-28 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Some large outbreaks can affect hundreds of horses and have a high economical and welfare impact.<\/p>\n<p>Only Iceland remains free of strangles<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-20{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-20{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-20 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">The horse and strep. Equi are both globetrotters<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-29 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Horses travel around the world to attend equine events or sales, which also bears the risk of transmission of infectious diseases worldwide. Recently, a global platform for genomic surveillance of S. equi was created and 670 isolates from 19 countries were examined. This unique project highlighted numerous examples of the transmission of S. equi around the world and the importance of biosecurity, diagnostic testing and vaccination for the prevention of disease transmission. The study identified 6 broad types of S. equi (BAPS-types), with emergence and dominance of BAPS2 in Europe4.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 40px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-6{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"356\" alt=\"Kvarka karta\" title=\"Karta\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Karta.svg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2453\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 40px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-circle fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"font-size:26px;\"><\/i><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-2{ color: #00612c;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-2:hover { color: #00612c;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-30 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-Regular&quot;;font-weight:400;\"><p>Argentina, Outbreak 1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:100% !important;margin-top : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-circle fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"font-size:26px;\"><\/i><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-3{ color: #eaa5b7;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-3:hover { color: #eaa5b7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-31 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-Regular&quot;;font-weight:400;\"><p>UK, Outbreak 152<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:100% !important;margin-top : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-4 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-circle fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"font-size:26px;\"><\/i><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-4{ color: #00aec7;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-4:hover { color: #00aec7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-32 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-Regular&quot;;font-weight:400;\"><p>UAE, Outbreak 2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:100% !important;margin-top : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 50px 20px 0px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-33 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-Medium&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:20px;\"><p>The same variant of S. equi was recovered from polo ponies in Argentina, the United Arab Emirates and the UK, highlighting one example of the international transmission of S. equi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-11{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-11 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 50px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 10px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-11{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-11 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-11{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-11 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-2-5 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2-5{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1994 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">HOW TO CONFIRM STRANGLES BY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/author\/andreas\/\" rel=\"author\">Andreas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2022-03-05T08:00:55+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1994\" href=\"#collapse-1-1994\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">HOW TO CONFIRM STRANGLES BY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1994\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-6 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-34 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Culture test, PCR and ELISA<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"409\" title=\"Table Eng\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Table-Eng-1.svg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2534\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-12{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-12 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-12{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-12 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-12{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-12 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-2-6 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2-6{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-2002 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/en\/author\/andreas\/\" rel=\"author\">Andreas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2022-03-05T08:02:48+00:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-2002\" href=\"#collapse-1-2002\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-2002\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-7 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-35 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Additional information about strangles disease, outbreak management and disease control, can be found on:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-36 fusion-text-no-margin global-link-color global-link-underlined global-link-italic\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redwings.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwings webbplats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redwings.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/redwings_strangles_pack.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STEPS-riktlinjerna (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redwings.org.uk\/strangles\/strangles-awareness-week-campaign-assets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strangles Awareness Weeks webbplats<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-13{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-13 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-13{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-13 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-right : 12px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-left : 12px !important;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-13{width:100% !important;order : 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fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 20px 0px 60px;\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"need-to-know\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-14{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-14 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-14{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-14 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-14{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-14 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 40px 0px 0px 60px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-21{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-21{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-21 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What do you need to know about strangles<\/h1><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 40px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 40px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-8{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\" style=\"max-width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"409\" title=\"Questionmark\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Questionmark.svg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-990\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-16{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-16 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 40px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-16{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-16 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-16{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-16 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 20px 0px 60px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-22{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-22{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-22 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Clinical signs of Strangles<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-37 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Clinical signs of strangles<\/li>\n<li>Fever (body temperature &gt;38.5 oC)<\/li>\n<li>Nasal discharge<\/li>\n<li>Soft moist cough<\/li>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Inappetence<\/li>\n<li>Abscesses in the lymph nodes of the head and neck (and other body sites in rare cases)<\/li>\n<li>Up to 100% morbidity and 10% mortality (if high infectious dose)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-23{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-23{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-23 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Pathogenesis: The path followed by s. equi<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-38 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Watch the video to see how horses become infected with Strep. equi and how the bacterium behaves once inside the horse\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:800px;max-height:450px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBe61yn7O5g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-24{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-24{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-24 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Carriers: the secret of long-term persistance Of s. Equi in horse populations<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-39 fusion-text-no-margin global-link-italic global-link-underlined\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>All horses have two guttural pouches, which are extensions of the middle ear<\/li>\n<li>Streptococcus equi enters the guttural pouch during disease and can persist here in around 10% of recovered \u2018carrier\u2019 horses.<\/li>\n<li>Carriers look healthy, but can spread strangles to other horses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:800px;max-height:450px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBe61yn7O5g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-3 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 60px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 20px 0px 60px;\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"prevent\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-25{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-25{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-25 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">How to<br \/>\nprevent strangles?<\/h1><\/div><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-9{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none\" style=\"max-width:800px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"862\" title=\"Illustration Horse\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-400x216.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-800x431.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse-1200x647.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Illustration-Horse.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-40 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Given the impact a strangles outbreak can have from a welfare and economical perspective, preventing the disease is a much more attractive scenario than having to deal with an outbreak. Biosecurity and vaccination are the two important aspects of prevention and they go hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-41 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Watch the video below to learn about preventative measures for controlling strangles:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:800px;max-height:450px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBe61yn7O5g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-26{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-26{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-26 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What are the most important biosecurity measures?<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-42 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Quarantine new arrivals to a yard for a minimum of three weeks so that they have no direct contact with other horses, nor indirect contact via equipment used for other horses.<\/li>\n<li>Test horses using the strangles blood test and examine positive horses by guttural pouch endoscopy ideally before arrival or whilst in quarantine to identify horses exposed to S. equi.<\/li>\n<li>Do not allow your horse to share drinking water and avoid direct contact with other horses whilst attending equine events.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly clean and disinfect all food and water containers, clothing, stabling and equipment at your yard.<\/li>\n<li>Clean and disinfect horseboxes\/trailers before and after collecting any new horses.<\/li>\n<li>Wash hands between handling different horses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-27{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-27{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-27 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What are the benefits of vaccination against equine infectious diseases?<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-43 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Vaccination against equine infectious diseases can:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-44 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Reduce the severity of clinical signs.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the spread of disease.<\/li>\n<li>Improve protection at an individual horse level and a yard level.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the risk of horses contracting infectious diseases whilst travelling to other premises or attending equine events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-45 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Vaccination aims to maximize herd immunity, which is achieved when a high proportion of a population is vaccinated. As a result it becomes difficult for a contagious agent to spread because there are not many animals left who can become infected and transmit the disease.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-28{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-28{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-28 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What is DIVA and why is it important?<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-46 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>DIVA is short for: Differentiate Infected from Vaccinated Animals. Horses vaccinated with a DIVA vaccine can attend events and sales or move yards normally without triggering positive tests, unless they have been exposed to <i>S. equi<\/i>. Recently a new intramuscular strangles vaccine has become available that does not contain live or killed <i>S. equi<\/i> cells and instead targets the equine immune response to 8 important proteins to give the best protection. These proteins are different from those used in the strangles blood test, so a vaccinated horse does not test positive.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-29{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-29{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-29 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Faqs about vaccination against strangles<\/h3><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-30{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-30{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-30 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-MediumItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Which horses are most at risk of strangles?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-47 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Young and old horses are at highest risk of severe disease if they become infected with <i>S. equi<\/i>. Vaccination protects these susceptible horses from potential introductions of <i>S. equi<\/i>. Vaccination is also highly recommended for: horses before competition, sales or possible exposure events and for horses in an area with known outbreaks of strangles. Vaccinating all horses on the farm raises herd immunity, and decreases the risk of spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-31{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-31{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-31 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-MediumItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Can I vaccinate my horse if my yard has an index case of strangles?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-48 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>There are some guidelines with respect to vaccination in an outbreak or high-risk situation:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-49 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Horses with clinical signs and those in contact should not be vaccinated.<\/li>\n<li>Vaccinated horses that have not been in contact with cases:<\/li>\n<li>Last dose &gt;2 months: booster doses will maximise immunity.<\/li>\n<li>Last dose &lt;2 months: no booster required.<\/li>\n<li>Unvaccinated horses: start primary course: partial protection from 2 weeks after the 2nd dose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-32{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-32{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-32 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-MediumItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Will I still need to quarantine my vaccinated horse if I move yards?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-50 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>This will depend on the biosecurity policy of the yard and whether the horse has also been vaccinated against other equine infectious diseases klike influenza and equine herpes disease. With respect to strangles however, if the horse has been vaccinated, there is no reason for quarantine anymore.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-33{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-33{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-33 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-MediumItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Will my horse test positive for strangles after being vaccinated?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-51 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>This will depend on the type of vaccine being used. If a vaccine with DIVA capability has been used, then the horse will not test positive, unless it has been recently exposed to or infected with <i>S. equi<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-34{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-34{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-34 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-MediumItalic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">\u2013 Will I still be able to ride\/compete my horse immediately after vaccination?<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-52 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>It is generally recommended not to exercise horses in the 2 to 3 days following vaccination. This depends on whether the horse shows a rise in body temperature as a reaction to vaccination or not. Temporary fever after vaccination is not uncommon as this is part of the process of activating the horse&#8217;s immune system.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-18{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-18 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-18{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-18 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-18{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-18 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-4 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-4{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 60px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 20px 0px 60px;\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"handle\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-35{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-35{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-35 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">How to deal with an outbreak situation and how to treat strangles?<\/h1><\/div><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-10{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none\" style=\"max-width:800px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"521\" title=\"Ha\u0308st med feber\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ha\u0308st-med-feber.svg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1099\"\/><\/span><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-36{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-36{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-36 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">What to do when a horse has strangles in your yard<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-53 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Take immediate action!<\/li>\n<li>Stop all horses moving on or off the yard.<\/li>\n<li>Use isolation as a precaution for all horses while you speak to your vet and arrange for testing.<\/li>\n<li>Use the \u2018traffic light\u2019 system to segregate horses into groups and minimise the risk to other horses on the yard and the surrounding area.<\/li>\n<li>Spot the clinical signs of strangles and take the temperature of each horse at least twice a day. Isolate horses with a fever or other signs of strangles in a \u2018red\u2019 group to minimise the exposure of other horses to S. equi.<\/li>\n<li>After the outbreak, disinfect stables and equipment to make them free of infection. <i>S. equi<\/i> will survive for up to a week on most surfaces and for up to six weeks in water.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your vet to look for carriers to prevent persistent infection and reccurent outbreaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-37{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-37{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-37 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Should affected horses receive medical treatment?<\/h3><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-38{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-38{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-38 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Bold&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">Treatment of acute cases<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-54 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>The vast majority of infected horses will recover without treatment, but the recovery period is relatively long and usually takes 3 to 6 weeks if no complications occur. Early treatment of exposed horses with antibiotics (penicillin) may prevent abscess formation.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-39{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-39{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-39 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;LibreBaskerville-Italic&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">However:<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-55 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Lymph node abscesses quickly become so large that antibiotics cannot penetrate to sufficient levels.<\/li>\n<li>Treatment may be required for several weeks and the infection could still flare up again when treatment stops.<\/li>\n<li>Antibiotic resistance is emerging (12.5% of UK isolates).<\/li>\n<li>Antibiotic treatment may interfere with natural immunity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-56 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Severe cases require emergency treatment with antibiotics, corticosteroids and\/or surgical intervention (tracheostomy).<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-40{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-40{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-40 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Treatment of carriers<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-57 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Physical removal of chondroids<\/li>\n<li>Procaine benzylpenicillin administered into guttural pouches<\/li>\n<li>Systemic antibiotics for 2 weeks<\/li>\n<li>Repeat endoscopy and lavage to confirm infection free status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-19{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-19 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-19{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-19 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-19{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-19 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-5 { overflow:visible; }.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-5{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 60px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 20px 0px 60px;\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"global\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-41{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-41{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-41 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Worldwide prevalence of strangles<\/h1><\/div><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-11{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\" style=\"max-width:400px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"701\" title=\"Globe\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Globe.svg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1108\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-58 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Strangles is one of the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses (typically between 5 and 100 times more outbreaks than of equine influenza).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-59 fusion-text-no-margin global-link-underlined global-link-italic\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><ul>\n<li>Approximately 300 outbreaks per year are reported in the UK.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.jshiny.com\/jdata\/ses\/sesview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/app.jshiny.com\/jdata\/ses\/sesview\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Approximately 76 outbreaks per year are reported in Sweden.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sva.se\/djurhalsa\/smittlage\/karta-over-kvarka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sva.se\/djurhalsa\/smittlage\/karta-over-kvarka\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-60 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Some large outbreaks can affect hundreds of horses and have a high economical and welfare impact.<\/p>\n<p>Only Iceland remains free of strangles.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-42{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-42{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-42 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">The horse and strep. Equi are both globetrotters<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-61 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Horses travel around the world to attend equine events or sales, which also increases the risk of transmission of infectious diseases worldwide. Recently, a global platform for genomic surveillance of <i>S. equi<\/i> was created and 670 isolates from 19 countries were examined. This unique project highlighted numerous examples of the transmission of <i>S. equi<\/i> around the world and the importance of biosecurity, diagnostic testing and vaccination for the prevention of disease transmission. The study identified 6 broad types of <i>S. equi<\/i> (BAPS-types), with emergence and dominance of BAPS2 in Europe 4.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-20{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-20 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-20{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-20 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-20{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-20 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 40px 0px 0px 60px;\"><div ><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-12{ margin-top : 0px;margin-right : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"356\" alt=\"Kvarka karta\" title=\"Karta\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kvarka.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Karta.svg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2453\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-21{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-21 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 40px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-21{width:66.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-21 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-21{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-21 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 50px 20px 0px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 20px 20px;\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-5 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-circle fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"font-size:26px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><\/i><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-5{ color: #eaa5b7;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-5:hover { color: #eaa5b7;}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 20px !important;padding-left : 20px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 20px 15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-62 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"text-align:left;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-Regular&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>UK, Outbreak 152<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-1{width:80% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-1 > 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fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 20px 20px;\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-6 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-circle fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"font-size:26px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><\/i><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-6{ color: #00aec7;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-6:hover { color: #00aec7;}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-2{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 20px !important;padding-left : 20px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-2{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 20px 15px;\"><div 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.fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-64 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"text-align:left;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:&quot;EuclidFlex-Regular&quot;;font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Argentina, Outbreak 1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-5{width:80% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-5 > 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calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 20px 0px 60px;\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"how-to-confirm\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-43{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-43{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-43 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">How to confirm strangles by diagnostic testing?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-66 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><p>Culture test, PCR and ELISA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"table-bottom-border\" align=\"left\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">DESCRIPTION<\/th>\n<th class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">PROS<\/th>\n<th class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">CONS<\/th>\n<th class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">USES<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bold-table table-bottom-border\" align=\"left\">CULTURE TEST<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Clinical samples (aspirates from abscesses, nasal swabs, nasopharyngeal swabs\/washes or guttural pouch washes) are spread onto nutrient plates to grow live <em>S. equi<\/em> bacteria over 24 hours. Bacterial colonies are then grown in nutrient media containing lactose, sorbitol or trehalose. <em>S. equi<\/em> will not ferment any of these sugars (media does not turn acidic and pH indicator remains purple). Other bacteria, such as <em>S. zooepidemicus<\/em> will ferment lactose and\/or sorbitol, turning the media yellow.<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Demonstrates the presence of viable <em>S. equi<\/em> bacteria<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Takes several days. Poor sensitivity (60%).Requires shedding of <em>S. equi.<\/em> A negative fermentation result (i.e. no acidification of sugar media) = a positive result for <em>S. equi.<\/em> Therefore, contamination with any other bacteria is a problem for this test.<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Confirm strangles using aspirates from abscessed lymph nodes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bold-table table-bottom-border\" align=\"left\">PCR<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Clinical samples as listed above are centrifuged to recover a cell pellet. DNA is purified from the cell pellet and PCR is used to detect one or more genes that are specific to <em>S. equi.<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Rapid (same day results \u2013 test can be completed within 1 hour) &gt;90% sensitive and &gt;95% specific = gold standard test<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Contamination of equipment (e.g. endoscopes) can lead to false positives Requires shedding of <em>S. equi<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Confirmation of strangles for acute and persistent cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bold-table table-bottom-border\" align=\"left\">ELISA<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Blood sample is allowed to clot and the serum is removed. Serum is diluted 1:800 and added to test plates. Antibodies against the two test proteins from <em>S. equi<\/em> bind to the test plates and are detected using an anti-horse antibody to give a yellow colour in the test. The higher the intensity of yellow, the more antibodies against the two <em>S. equi<\/em> test proteins that were present. Test results of 0.5 or above indicate a positive test.<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Convenient sampling (1 ml blood sera is sufficient) Rapid (same day results) &gt;90% sensitive for recent exposure &gt;95% specific to strangles<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Does not detect all exposed horses (2 weeks to seroconvert following exposure). May be less able to detect long-term carriers?<\/td>\n<td class=\"table-full-border\" align=\"left\">Screening tool to identify horses requiring further investigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-23{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-23 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-23{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-23 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-23{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-23 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 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href=\"https:\/\/www.redwings.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/redwings_strangles_pack.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STEPS-guidelines(PDF).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redwings.org.uk\/strangles\/strangles-awareness-week-campaign-assets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strangles Awareness Week website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-24{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-24 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 60px !important;margin-left : 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