Abigail McGlennon

Royal Veterinary College

Figure 6. Purulent material lavaged from the guttural pouch using a Foley catheter. Note the attempt to catch infected material in a bowl but the disappointing lack of gloves, personal protective equipment and floor covering.
Veterinary

Streptococcus equi infections: current best practice in the diagnosis and management of ‘strangles’

S. equi is an obligate pathogen that does not survive well outside the horse. Elimination of the disease should be a realistic aim; in some countries, strangles is a reportable or notifiable disease....