Colorado VS: Positive Diagnoses in 17 Counties
Edited Press Release
November 6, 2015
Eighty locations remain under quarantine after horses, mules, and cattle tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS).
Eighty locations remain under quarantine after horses, mules, and cattle tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS).
Cases remain in Duchesne, Uintah, and Utah counties, where premises are in varying stages of quarantine.
There are 23 active cases in that state located in Fremont and Crook counties.
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Officials say more than 150 vesicular stomatitis (VS) quarantines have been released thus far in Colorado.
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