USDA Confirms 43 New Premises for Vesicular Stomatitis
Edited Press Release
August 29, 2019
Here’s your update on confirmed positive and suspect states and counties.
Here’s your update on confirmed positive and suspect states and counties.
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Officials have identified three affected equine premises in Emery and Uintah counties.
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USDA also updates confirmed VSV cases in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Texas.
The state’s first two cases of 2019 occurred in Essex and Norfolk counties.
Officials lift quarantine enacted following Carroll County, Indiana, mare’s death and diagnosis.
A veterinarian who examined the affected herd found no additional animals with clinical signs of VS.
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Outbreaks have been confirmed in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming in addition to a recent case in Tillman County, Oklahoma.
The mare’s owner contacted a veterinarian after noticing lesions in her mouth. The state veterinarian confirmed vesicular stomatitis as the cause and placed the mare under quarantine.
On July 29, 2019, the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed three additional equine anthrax cases on two new Texas premises since its last update on July 22.
Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas also reported new cases since the last federal situational update was released on July 18. Colorado alone added 40 cases.
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Since the Texas Animal Health Commission made its last vesicular stomatitis virus update on Friday, July 12, 2019, the state has received reports of confirmed VSV cases on 11 new equine premises.
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