Four New Missouri Premises Confirmed With VSV
Edited Press Release
July 31, 2020
McDonald is the state’s newest vesicular stomatitis virus-infected county.
McDonald is the state’s newest vesicular stomatitis virus-infected county.
Riley joins growing list of Kansas counties with vesicular stomatitis virus outbreaks.
Three of four equids on one premises have tested positive for vesicular stomatitis virus.
Thirteen Oklahoma premises in seven counties remain under quarantine due to vesicular stomatitis.
Twenty-three premises in the state are currently quarantined due to vesicular stomatitis.
Nineteen Kansas counties now contain quarantined premises.
The Howard County facility has remained free of clinical signs and positive tests for more than 21 days.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine have linked bone loss to proximal sesamoid bone fractures in California racehorses.
Gage County currently contains the state’s only VSV-quarantined premises.
The Clay County horse was subsequently euthanized.
The Scott County mare is reportedly recovering after being treated for West Nile virus.
The ponies mark case numbers 13 and 14 for Florida in 2020. Both were euthanized.
The Eastern equine encephalomyelitis fatality rate in horses exceeds 90%. Horses act as sentinels for human risk.
Associate Professor Dr. Jonathan Yardley won the contest, which celebrates the important relationship between veterinarian, owner, and horse.
A third horse succumbs to the mosquito-borne disease in 2020.
Four premises in two counties remain under quarantine.
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