New Mexico Vesicular Stomatitis: Emergency Rule Approved
Erica Larson
August 10, 2012
The current outbreak began in late April when two horses in Otero County tested positive for the disease.
The current outbreak began in late April when two horses in Otero County tested positive for the disease.
A Las Animas County premises is under quarantine after a horse tested positive for vesicular stomatitis.
More than 20 vesicular stomatitis cases have now been confirmed in New Mexico horses.
The positive cases were found after two Otero County, N.M., horses tested positive for the disease in April.
Two horses in Otero County, N.M., tested positive for the reportable disease vesicular stomatitis on April 30.
Complicated and emerging equine skin disorders do exist, but they are rare, according to one researcher.
Due to the recent outbreak of vesicular stomatitis (VS), the Oklahoma State Veterinarian has instituted new regulations for horses entering Oklahoma from several states. All horses attending the 2009 Ford AQHYA World Championship Show must have a
A horse in De Baca County, N.M., is reported to be positive for vesicular stomatitis, according to a statement released by the Texas Animal Health Commission.
The premises has been under quarantine since June 18, 2009. No other horses are
Florida has placed restrictions on the import of animals from states affected by vesicular stomatitis (VS), Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced Friday. Texas officials announced June 12 that a horse in
Kentucky State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout, DVM, has prohibited entry of livestock from one south Texas county because a horse there has been diagnosed with vesicular stomatitis (VS).
A horse in Starr County, Texas, has been reported as the nation’s first case of vesicular stomatitis in 2009, according to a notice released by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC).
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE, or World Organization for Animal Health) posted information on it’s Web site that the vesicular stomatitis outbreak confirmed in August 2006 is now officially over.
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Wyoming has been certified as being free of vesicular stomatitis (VS), a viral disease that affects horses, cattle, and other livestock.
Following the discovery of the disease this summer, Canada had put import restrictions on horses and
On Aug. 17, the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory announced the first confirmed U.S. case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in 2006. The primary case, a 10-year-old horse, is located near Casper in Natrona County. A second case was confirmed a few day
Texas hunters or ranchers hauling horses or other livestock from Wyoming this fall should be aware of regulations affecting the animals’ entry or re-entry into Texas, says Bob Hillman, DVM, head of the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the
The USDA has reported the detection of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in nine horses on five premises in eastern Wyoming. Vesicular stomatitis, which normally moves up from the Southwest along waterways, has not appeared elsewhere in the country this
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