14 Additional Texas Premises Quarantined for VS

To date, 35 premises in nine Texas counties have been quarantined due to VS-positive horses and cattle.
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The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reported July 30 that animals residing on 14 additional Texas premises have tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS). To date, 35 premises in nine Texas counties have been quarantined due to VS-positive horses and cattle.

The majority of the newly quarantine facilities house VS-positive horses, with just two facilities reporting VS-positive cattle. The facilities are located in the following areas:

  • One premises is located 2 miles northeast of Del Rio in Val Verde County

  • One premises is located 2 miles north of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 3 miles north of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 4 miles north of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 4 miles north of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 1 mile north of Cedar Creek in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 1/4 mile southeast of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 5 miles southeast of Manor in Travis County

  • One premises is located 5 miles south of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 8 miles northwest of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 7 miles northwest of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 5.5 miles northwest of Bastrop in Bastrop County

  • One premises is located 3 miles north of Bastrop in Bastrop County (1 cow)

  • One premises is located 1 mile southeast of Cedar Creek in Bastrop County (1 cow)

The newly identified infected premises are currently under TAHC quarantine, and affected horses will be monitored by regulatory veterinarians while under quarantine. Premises are eligible for quarantine release 21 days after all lesions have healed. There is no known exposure to other horses or cattle around the state, or at any equine/cattle events.

To date, premises the following Texas counties have been quarantined with VS-positive animals: Kinney, Hidalgo, San Patricio, Nueces, Jim Wells, Bastrop, Travis, Guadalupe and Val Verde counties. Six premises in Kinney, Nueces, San Patricio, and Hidalgo counties have been released from quarantine

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