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Immunity. After developing strangles, most horses eliminate infection fairly rapidly (i.e., within 30 days after recovery). Approximately 75% of horses develop a solid enduring immunity to strangles following recovery from the disease.
Although S. equi does not present a risk to people, it could be said to represent the equine equivalent of human plague. Strangles not only causes great pain and distress to horses but in some outbreaks can kill up to ten per cent of animals infected. It can also be an economic disaster for affected yards which often have to shut down for months. Getting rid of Strangles depends on pioneering new research.