Two Kansas Counties Confirmed as Newly Infected 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: Photo: Courtesy Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz
In its Situation Report of Aug. 13, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced three new confirmed positive and two new suspect premises that have been quarantined with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). Two of the confirmed positive equine premises are located in newly infected Harvey and Johnson counties.

Additionally, newly infected premises were quarantined in the following counties:

  • Labette (one new suspect equine premises);
  • Montgomery (one new suspect equine premises); and
  • Sedgwick (one new confirmed positive equine premises)

Since its last Situation Report on Aug. 6, 11 previously suspected or VSV-infected premises have been released from quarantine in Cowley, Labette, Miami, Neosho, and Riley counties.

Since the Kansas outbreak began on June 16, 26 counties have been identified with confirmed positive or suspect premises

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