Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC)
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) in Texas Update
Since the September 24 update, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has not received confirmation of any new Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) cases in Texas. Four premises have been released in Bastrop County and all premises have been released in Lee County.
To date, 62 premises in 13 Texas counties have been confirmed with VS. Currently affected counties include: Bastrop, Guadalupe, McLennan, and Travis counties. Of the 62 premises, 55 have been released. Nine counties have been released from quarantine: Jim Wells, Falls, Hidalgo, Kinney, Lee, Nueces, San Patricio, Val Verde and Williamson counties.
For VS history and past updates visit http://www.tahc.texas.gov/animal_health/equine/equine.html
Several states are imposing enhanced entry requirements on Texas livestock due to VS cases. For information, contact the state or country of destination and/or visit http://www.tahc.texas.gov/news/2014StateRestrictionsOnTX_VS.pdf .
For more information about VS, visit the TAHC’s brochure at http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/news/brochures/TAHCBrochure_VS.pdf .
A USDA-‐APHIS VS fact sheet is available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/fs_vesicular_stomatitis_2012.pdf .
For current USDA-‐APHIS VS situation reports visit http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a%2Faphis_content_library%2Fsa_our_focus%2Fsa_animal_health%2Fsa_animal_disease_information%2Fsa_equine_health%2Fsa_vesicular_stomatitis%2Fct_vesicular_stomatitis .
“Serving Texas Animal Agriculture Since 1893”
October 1, 2014
Dallam Lipscomb
Moore Hemphill
Potter Gray
Parmer
Cochran
Yoakum
Hall
Hale Motley
Lubbock Dickens
Andrews
King
Terry
Sherman Hansford Ochiltree
Hutchinson
Wheeler
Randall Armstrong Donley
Castro Briscoe Childress
Cottle
Hardeman
Foard
Hartley Roberts
Oldham Carson
Deaf Smith
Collings-worth
Bailey
Swisher
Lamb Floyd
Hockley Crosby
Gaines
Knox
Lynn Garza Kent Stonewall
El Paso
Hudspeth Culberson
Jeff Davis
Reeves
Loving Winkler
Ward
Ector
Dawson
Martin Mitchell
Zavala
Uvalde Kinney
Edwards Val Verde Presidio
Brewster
McMullen La Salle
Dimmit
Jim Wells Webb
Brooks Kenedy
Starr
Hidalgo
Willacy
Cameron
Bowie
Cass Camp
Titus Franklin
Morris
Rains Marion
Harrison
Panola
Gregg
Rusk
Bell
Williamson
Milam
Sabine
Trinity
Upshur Wood
Van Zandt
Navarro Hill
Cherokee
Freestone
McLennan
Falls
Shelby
Nacogdoches San
Augustine
Jasper
Jefferson
Tyler Walker
Polk
Robertson Madison
Brazos
Hardin
San Jacinto
Grimes
Liberty
Chambers
Montgomery
Burleson
Lee
Ellis
Goliad
Bee Live Oak
Maverick
Refugio
Nueces
San Patricio
Kleberg
Duval
Zapata Jim Hogg
Smith
Henderson
Anderson
Leon
Limestone
Travis
Hays
Comal
Houston
Angelina
Newton
Orange
Cooke Grayson Fannin
Collin Denton Hunt
Lamar
Delta
Hopkins
Dallas
Red River
Rockwall
Nolan
Baylor
Jones Shackelford Stephens
Archer
Young
Taylor
Fisher
Haskell Throck-morton
Callahan Eastland
Scurry
Howard
Borden Parker
Erath
Palo Pinto
Montague
Clay
Wichita Wilbarger
Wise Jack
Upton
Brown Coleman Runnels Coke
Sterling Glasscock Midland
Crane
Menard
McCulloch
Concho
Sutton
Schleicher
Tom Green
Crockett
Pecos
Irion Reagan
Comanche
Hood
Bosque
Somervell
Hamilton
Kimble
Mason
Mills
San Saba
Blanco
Burnet
Lampasas
Johnson
Gillespie Terrell
Llano
Coryell
Tarrant
Washington
Fayette
Lavaca
Jackson
Wharton
Colorado
Austin
Fort Bend
Brazoria
Harris
Bastrop
Matagorda
Kerr
Real
Bexar
Wilson
Karnes
Caldwell
Guadalupe
Gonzalas
DeWitt
Waller
Calhoun
Victoria
Kendall
Atascosa Frio
Medina
Bandera
Galveston
Aransas
Kaufma
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Legend
Infected Premises
Released Premises
No reported VS
*Case= A premises; a location*
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