Source: California Department of Food & Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Comments: VSV Situation Report 11/16/2023 Briefing Since the last situation report (11/14/2023), there have been 8 new VSV-affected premises identified (1 confirmed positive, 7 suspect) in California, including a new affected county, Kings County. All confirmed cases to date have been vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus (VSNJV) serotype. Updates are as follows: California • Fresno County – 1 new suspect equine premises • Kings County (New Infected County) – 1 confirmed positive equine premises • Madera County – 3 new suspect equine premises • Mariposa County – 1 new suspect equine premises • Tuolumne County – 2 new suspect equine premises • Counties with current VSV quarantines: Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne Counties. Since the start of the outbreak (5/17/2023), 298 VSV-affected premises have been identified (87 confirmed positive, 211 suspect) in 3 states, California, Nevada, and Texas. Two hundred ninety (290) 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 295 affected premises (84 confirmed positive, 211 suspect) in 15 counties (Fresno, Inyo, Kings, 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 298 total VSV-affected premises, 243 premises have completed the quarantine period with no new clinical cases and have been released from quarantine. Fifty-five (55) 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

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