Unsaddling Streptococcus equi infection of horses

Horses become infected with S. equi via the nose or mouth, most likely through ingestion of contaminated food or water (Figure 1) (Boyle et al, 2018). The bacteria attaches to and invades the mucosal...

Nursing a horse with strangles

When a horse ingests or inhales S. equi, the bacteria move quickly to the lymph nodes around the head – most commonly the submandibular and retropharyngeal lymph nodes. By entering a lymph node,...

Applying the science of behaviour change to the management of strangles

The science of human behaviour change incorporates a breadth and depth of different disciplines and expertise that we can learn from, first to understand behaviour and then how to change it (Figure...