Strangles is the common term for streptococcus equi bacterium (Small). The name strangles comes from the effects of the bacteria. The streptococcus bacteria cause abscesses in the throat of a horse(Kunz). These abscesses grow so large they cut off the trachea and strangle the horse(Kunz 1). Infection in one to five percent of cases may spread to other organs of the body(Kunz 1). The infection of other organs is called Bastard Strangles (Prescott 2). This type of strangles can create a brain abscess that has the potential to rupture, which would cause immediate death in a horse.

The Animal Health Trust states, "The disease (strangles) can be severe and prolonged with up to ten percent of cases dying of complications,"(C

The requirement of strangles vaccination would first and foremost help protect the horses of responsible horse owners from contracting the strangles bacteria from a careless horse owner that failed to vaccinate their horse. Secondly, the requirement of the strangles vaccine for all horses in the United States would reduce the risk that strangles would exist at all. For example, small pox in people is never seen because there was a vaccine produced that stopped the spread of the epidemic. And, to hit a closer point, Rabies cases are very rarely seen because animals are required to get vaccinated. Strangles can take the same path. History has shown that vaccinating can prevent the spread of deadly bacteria.

The complications of strangles causes a serious problem in the horse world. Poor horse management is to blame. There is a vaccine available to prevent strangles. Equivac has an immunization plan available, as does Bayer (Prescott 4). The killed vaccines available do not provide complete protection, but they "do reduce the severity of clinic

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