Kansas Sees Four New Confirmed Cases of VSV
Edited Press Release
July 31, 2020
Riley joins growing list of Kansas counties with vesicular stomatitis virus outbreaks.
Riley joins growing list of Kansas counties with vesicular stomatitis virus outbreaks.
Three of four equids on one premises have tested positive for vesicular stomatitis virus.
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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.
The Howard County facility has remained free of clinical signs and positive tests for more than 21 days.
Gage County currently contains the state’s only VSV-quarantined premises.
The Clay County horse was subsequently euthanized.
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An unvaccinated mare was euthanized after testing positive for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis. A weanling suspected of having the disease after showing clinical signs was also euthanized.
Kansas counties with vesicular stomatitis virus cases on newly identified premises include Allen, Cherokee, Coffey, Elk, Labette, Lyon, Miami, Neosho, and Wilson.
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