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“Strangles” Infection Spreads in Wild Horse and Burros at Litchfield Corrals

Friday, March 17

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has halted public visits and adoptions at its wild horse and burro corrals in Litchfield, California, due to an outbreak of the bacterial infection "strangles." This bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract causes symptoms such as nasal... Read More.

Four-year-old has leg amputated after surviving rare infection his parents thought was the flu

Monday, March 13

(INDIANAPOLIS) -- An Indiana family is speaking out to raise awareness after their 4-year-son developed a rare infection that led to the amputation of his right leg.The boy's parents, Megan and Ben Crenshaw, said they thought their youngest son Bryson just had the flu... Read More.

Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corrals Close Due to Widespread Bacterial Infection

Wednesday, October 13

The Litchfield Wild horse and burro corrals close due to widespread bacterial infection among several of the horses. Pending lab results the horses gathered from the northwest Nevada public lands in the Surprise Complex wild horse and burro gather seem to be infected with... Read More.