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Vesicular Stomatitis

Reeves County, TX

Alert ID: 39

May 24, 2015

May 22, 2015--The second case of Vesicular stomatitis (VS) in the State has been confirmed in horses in Reeves County, near Orla, Texas (West Texas). This is the first case of VS in Reeves County this year. On May 19, 2015, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) announced the State’s first case of VS involving three horses in Pecos County. The newly identified infected premises is currently under quarantine by the TAHC. Affected horses will be monitored by regulatory personnel until all lesions have healed and a decision is made to release the quarantine (a minimum of 14 days). There is no known exposure to other horses around the state, or at any equine events. It is believed that the virus overwinters in the sand and black fly population in northern Mexico and then moves northward in warmer weather.

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