California Department of Food and Agriculture
Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Suspected: 3;
Number Exposed: Unknown;
Comments: VSV Situation Report 11/14/2023. Since the last situation report (11/9/2023), there have been 5 new VSV-affected premises identified (2 confirmed positive, 3 suspect) in California, including a new affected county, Tuolumne County. All confirmed cases to date have been vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus (VSNJV) serotype. Updates are as follows: California Mariposa County – 3 new suspect equine premises- Tuolumne County (New Infected County) – 2 confirmed positive equine premises. Additionally, since the last situation report (11/9/2023), the following previously confirmed positive or suspect premises have been released from quarantine: 12 premises in Fresno County and 3 premises in Madera County. Counties with current VSV quarantines: Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne Counties. Since the start of the outbreak (5/17/2023), 290 VSV-affected premises have been identified (86 confirmed positive, 204 suspect) in 3 states, California, Nevada, and Texas. Two hundred eighty-two (282) of these premises have had only equine species clinically affected, six (6) premises had only clinically affected cattle (Fresno County, San Diego County, and Santa Barbara County, California), one (1) premises had both equine and cattle clinically affected (Fresno County, California), and one (1) premises had clinically affected rhinoceros (San Diego County, California). California has identified 287 affected premises (83 confirmed positive, 204 suspect) in 14 counties (Fresno, Inyo, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Ventura Counties). Texas identified 2 affected premises (2 confirmed positive) in 2 counties (Maverick and Shackelford Counties). Nevada identified 1 affected premises (1 confirmed positive) in 1 county (White Pine County, Nevada). Of the 290 total VSV-affected premises, 243 premises have completed the quarantine period with no new clinical cases and have been released from quarantine. Forty-seven (47) premises remain quarantined in California. Additional information and maps are accessible at the following link: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/equine/vsv/vesicular-stomatitis
Previous Alerts: 3489, 3475, 3464, 3450, 3436, 3413, 3401, 3376, 3350, 3314, 3282, 3263, 3210, 3174, 3152, 3145, 3126, 3115, 3111, 3099, 3090, 3085, 3071, 3066, 3060