Second Kansas County Confirmed With VSV
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. | Photo: Courtesy Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz
In its June 19 Situation Report, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed two positive equine premises in Cowley County with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). These are Cowley County’s first confirmed cases for 2020.

Additionally, since the USDA’s previous Situation Report on June 16, five new positive premises and eight new suspect premises were confirmed in Butler County, where the state’s index case occurred earlier this month.

The new cases bring the state’s totals to six confirmed positive premises and eight suspect premises in Butler County, and two confirmed positive premises in Cowley County. Currently, all 16 Kansas premises remain quarantined.

Premises with confirmed positive and suspect cases are quarantined and monitored by veterinarians for at least 14 days from the onset of lesions in the last animal affected on the premises

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