New VS Cases Drop to Nine in the Past Week
Edited Press Release
October 14, 2019
No new VSV-infected premises were identified in Nebraska or Utah. Colorado and Wyoming added new cases and premises.
No new VSV-infected premises were identified in Nebraska or Utah. Colorado and Wyoming added new cases and premises.
According to a Sept. 19, 2019, USDA update, the number of newly affected premises has dropped for first time in five weeks.
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To protect horses and other livestock in Ohio, the state is not allowing the import of horses from counties with confirmed and suspected cases of the highly contagious vesicular stomatitis virus.
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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.
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.
You can help prevent the spread of vesicular stomatitis. Find out how from New Mexico’s state veterinarian.
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Don’t learn the hard way or wait for another outbreak to make disease risk reduction a priority on your farm. Do it now. Your horse’s life might depend upon it.
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