First 2020 Case of VSV Confirmed in Arkansas
Edited Press Release
July 31, 2020
Three of four equids on one premises have tested positive for vesicular stomatitis virus.
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.
Gage County currently contains the state’s only VSV-quarantined premises.
Kansas counties with vesicular stomatitis virus cases on newly identified premises include Allen, Cherokee, Coffey, Elk, Labette, Lyon, Miami, Neosho, and Wilson.
Four premises in two counties remain under quarantine.
Quarantined equine premises in the state now total four.
APHIS has confirmed four new positive and seven new suspect premises with VSV in Kansas. Thirty-three premises in the state remain under quarantine.
Animal health authorities have released the last active premises, located in Maricopa County, from quarantine related to vesicular stomatitis.
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APHIS announces 12 new confirmed positive and eight new suspect cases in the state.
A Newton County premises is under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis virus, with three cases.
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Montgomery County is confirmed as newly infected.
Buffalo County remains the only Nebraska county affected by vesicular stomatitis virus in 2020.
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