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Vesicular Stomatitis

Kane County, UT

Alert ID: 24

May 07, 2015

5-7-2015--(Mt. Carmel, Utah) Tests conducted by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, have confirmed the finding of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in one mule located in Kane County. Four other horses are showing symptoms of VS and are undergoing tests. An additional nine horses may have had contact with the mule and four horses. All of the suspect animals are in isolation and under quarantine. The infected animals traveled from Arizona, where additional cases of VS have been recently confirmed, and arrived in Utah with some of the animals showing symptoms. The confirmation of the disease has prompted a mandatory quarantine of all 14 animals by Acting State Veterinarian, Dr. Warren Hess. The VS discovery comes during the Mt. Carmel XP horse endurance/trail event held April 29th to May 3rd, 2015. All participants in the event are encouraged to examine their animals for signs of vesicular stomatitis and report any symptoms to your local veterinarian, or the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food at: (801) 538-4910.

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