An outbreak of strangles associated with a novel genotype of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi in donkeys in China during 2018.

The number of intensive donkey breeding farms in China has risen recently. The higher numbers of animals that are in closer proximity to one another raise the potential for the transmission of infectious diseases such as strangles. This is the first description of a strangles outbreak among donkey herds in China. The Summary is available in Chinese - see Supporting information.