strangles

(strang'gĕlz),

A highly contagious condition of horses resulting from infection with Streptococcus equi subsp. equi. Abbreviated taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Lactobacillales; Streptococcaceae; Streptoccus; Streptococcus equi. Lymphadenopathy, especially of mandibular, parotid, and retropharyngeal lymph nodes; may abscess and impinge on the airways (thus the familiar name, which is derived from the verb strangle); causes mucopurulent nasal discharge, anemia, cough, can progress to lower airway infection, and may recrudesce months later as mesenteric lymphadenopathy with abscessation (so-called bastard strangles) and lead to signs of colic. A vaccine is available.

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strangles

(străng′gəlz)

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

An infectious disease of horses and related animals, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi and characterized by inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane and abscesses under the jaw and around the throat that cause a strangling or choking sensation.

A form of restraint used to subdue overactive, unruly, violent, or inebriated subjects to prevent them from harming themselves and others, which consists of occluding the upper airway by compressing the thyroid cartilage and displacing the tongue posteriorly; the choke hold is more dangerous than the carotid sleeper, which cuts off the flow of blood to the brain, but does not compromise the airways

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The results of present study has revealed a significant increase (P less than 0.05) of total WBCs, MSNC, and basophils in strangles affected horses, while a non significant difference was observed (P greater than 0.05) among values of lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils, erythrocytes, hemoglobin and packed cell volume.

(2011) who also reported total WBCs, MSNC, basophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils, erythrocytes, hemoglobin and packed cell volume in strangles affected equines in Pakistan.

In the present study, total serum protein, serum globulin, and fibrinogen were significantly increased (P less than 0.05), whereas the value of serum albumin significantly decreased (P less than 0.05) in strangles affected horses (Table 5).

Table 1: Overall prevalence of Strangles in nasal discharge and pus samples of sub-mandibular lymph nodes of horses

Chi-square analysis showed significant difference in prevalence of strangles among all age groups (Chi-square value 122.02, P- value 0.0001)

Table 2: Prevalence of Strangles in nasal discharge of horses

PREVALENCE AND HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF STRANGLES (STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI) AFFECTED HORSES IN PAKISTAN

"I learnt the hard way just how difficult strangles is," she said.

"Equally, I've been around horses for a very long time, and that's the first time I'd actually seen strangles, so you can understand how people forget it quite quickly, until it does become a major issue.

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