The ABC has the worrying news that the charmingly named “Strangles” is attacking the region’s horses:
A highly contagious disease that has the potential to kill horses has broken out in the ACT and parts of southern New South Wales.
Strangles is a bacterial disease that causes nasal discharge and swelling of the lymph nodes around the animal’s neck and head, which, in extreme cases, restricts breathing.
ACT senior veterinary officer Dr Will Andrew says the five outbreaks so far have been among recreational horses.
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