Kansas Currently the Hardest Hit State for VSV
APHIS announces 12 new confirmed positive and eight new suspect cases in the state.
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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 July 13 Situation Report, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) listed 12 new confirmed positive and eight new suspect premises with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in Kansas. These numbers comprise half the newly confirmed premises and all the new suspect premises in the U.S. since APHIS’ last Situation Report on July 7.
Of the eight counties currently affected, Chase, Miami, and Morris are newly infected
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