A highly contagious livestock virus that causes lesions on horses and cattle has been detected in Utah, the Utah State Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) announced Tuesday.
Tests conducted by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, have confirmed the finding of Vesicular Stomatitis, or VS, on one mule in Kane County. Four other horses are showing symptoms and are undergoing tests. An additional nine horses may have had contact with the infected animals, the UDAF said in a news release.
Warren Hess, acting state veterinarian, has put all 14 animals on a mandatory quarantine.
The UDAF believes the virus was brought into the state by animals traveling from Arizona, one of several states where cases of VS recently have been confirmed.
link to the full article: http://www.sltrib.com/news/2479765-155/contagious-horse-and-cattle-virus-detected
Tests conducted by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, have confirmed the finding of Vesicular Stomatitis, or VS, on one mule in Kane County. Four other horses are showing symptoms and are undergoing tests. An additional nine horses may have had contact with the infected animals, the UDAF said in a news release.
Warren Hess, acting state veterinarian, has put all 14 animals on a mandatory quarantine.
The UDAF believes the virus was brought into the state by animals traveling from Arizona, one of several states where cases of VS recently have been confirmed.
link to the full article: http://www.sltrib.com/news/2479765-155/contagious-horse-and-cattle-virus-detected
