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Brown, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Somervell, and Travis Counties, TX
Alert ID: 1321
July 31, 2019

United States Department of Agriculture

Notes: The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released a situation report on July 29th, 2019 listing the following cases of vesicular stomatitis in Texas: 1 confirmed premises in Brown County, 2 confirmed premises in Palo Pinto County, 1 confirmed premises in Parker County, 1 new confirmed premises in Shackelford County, 1 new confirmed premises Somervell County, and 2 confirmed premises in Travis County. The report also identifies 18 new suspect premises in Bastrop County, 2 new suspect premises in Hays County, 3 new suspect premises in Hood County, and 7 suspect premises in Travis County. For more information go to https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/downloads/animal_diseases/vsv/sitrep-7-29-19.pdf