USDA Confirms Eight New VSV-Affected Premises
Vesicular stomatitis virus can cause blisters and sores in the mouth and on the tongue, muzzle, teats, or hooves of horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, llamas, and a number of other animals. Lesions usually heal in two or three weeks. | Photo: Courtesy Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) officials released a Situation Report on Oct. 17 confirming eight new vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-affected premises in two states.

Five of the newly confirmed positive premises are in the following Colorado counties:

  • Garfield (2)
  • Larimer (2)
  • Moffat (1)

Moffat is the only newly infected county identified since the last Situation Report on Oct. 10.

The remaining three premises—all new suspect premises—are in Fremont County, Wyoming

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