First 2019 Vesicular Stomatitis Case Confirmed in Nebraska
Vesicular stomatitis virus can cause blisters and sores in the mouth and on the tongue, muzzle, teats, or hooves of horses. | Photo: Courtesy Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz

The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, confirmed on Aug. 9 that an equine premises in Lincoln County, Nebraska, housed a horse with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) infection, Indiana serotype. Veterinarians diagnosed the horse with VSV based on compatible signs.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a situation report on Aug. 9 updating confirmed positive and suspect VSV cases in the four other affected states: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. Since the agency’s previous situation report on Aug. 1, newly infected counties include:

 

Colorado

  • Conejos
  • Montrose

Eight previously VSV-infected or suspect premises have been released from quarantine in La Plata County

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