Vesicular Stomatitis Spreads to Horses in Arizona
Edited Press Release
May 14, 2020
The USDA/APHIS have confirmed three new positive equine premises and two newly infected counties.
The USDA/APHIS have confirmed three new positive equine premises and two newly infected counties.
The cases follow Texas’ 2020 index case of equine infectious anemia in March.
Two new suspect premises have also been identified in New Mexico.
Three horses at a King County boarding facility are now confirmed positive for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus.
The cases mark the first New Jersey serotype VSV confirmed in the United States since 2015 and the first mixed outbreak since 1998.
Seven premises in three counties in the state are now affected.
The Cochise County horse marks Arizona’s first confirmed case of vesicular stomatitis virus for 2020.
State animal health authorities have confirmed a King County horse with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1. The horse’s boarding farm is currently under quarantine.
The affected horse has met testing requirements, and no additional horses were infected.
The Clarke County horse is the state’s first case of 2020.
Officials quarantined premises in adjoining Dona Ana and Sierra counties.
The horses from Polk and Orange counties have died.
The two affected Quarter Horses have been euthanized.
Forty-eight horses at the affected horse’s Sonoma County premises are under quarantine after being exposed to the EHV-1-positive mare.
Social media is buzzing about an Australian study on the possible antiviral effects that ivermectin might have on the COVID-19 virus. However, little is known about the effects this treatment could have, and self-medicating is not advised.
The state of California has issued the following guidelines for equestrian facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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