Oklahoma Tallies New VSV Cases
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 Situation Report of Aug. 13, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added one new confirmed positive and two new suspect premises to its list of quarantined premises. Cherokee County was confirmed with one new positive equine premises, and Craig and Rogers counties with one new suspect equine premises each.

Since its last Situation Report on Aug. 6, three previously VSV-infected or suspect premises have been released from quarantine in Adair and Rogers counties.

Since the Oklahoma outbreak began on July 7, nine counties have been affected, with 18 confirmed positive and four suspect premises. Fifteen premises have been released from quarantine, and seven premises remain quarantined in the following counties:

  • Cherokee (3)
  • Craig (1)
  • Osage (1)
  • Ottawa (1)
  • Rogers (1)

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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