Texas County Premises Confirmed With Vesicular Stomatitis
Edited Press Release
May 19, 2020
Zapata County now contains two confirmed positive premises.
Zapata County now contains two confirmed positive premises.
One additional new suspect premises with vesicular stomatitis virus was also reported in the state.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has enacted strict control measures.
The Ward County horse is reported as recovering.
Eleven of 44 exposed horses tested positive during the outbreak.
The USDA has confirmed one new vesicular-stomatitis-virus-positive premises in each of three new counties.
The USDA/APHIS have confirmed three new positive equine premises and two newly infected counties.
The guidelines make new recommendations for core and risk-based vaccines for horses. The committee further emphasizes that routine vaccinations are considered essential during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The cases follow Texas’ 2020 index case of equine infectious anemia in March.
As African horse sickness (AHS) continues to spread across Thailand, horse owners seek vaccines and Cambodia works to protect horses on its Thai border.
State stay-at-home orders and social distancing related to COVID-19 have closed BLM long-term mustang holding facilities to the public.
Two new suspect premises have also been identified in New Mexico.
Three horses at a King County boarding facility are now confirmed positive for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus.
The 46-to-4 vote forbids the operation of carriages for hire within the city.
The cases mark the first New Jersey serotype VSV confirmed in the United States since 2015 and the first mixed outbreak since 1998.
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